A seasonal wet-weather waterfall, reported around 40 feet, tumbling into a box canyon at Hickory Canyons Natural Area. The 1,094-acre area is owned by the L-A-D Foundation and managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation, with sandstone cliffs and unique cool-cliff plant communities.
At 40 ft, it stands above roughly 33% of the 775 documented falls in this guide.
Hickory Canyons Falls sits on intermittent canyon stream. You'll find it in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri. It is protected within Missouri Department of Conservation / L-A-D Foundation.
This is a short hike waterfall: reached by a short trail, generally under about a mile each way. A short walk gets you to the viewpoint, so it works for most casual visitors and families. The walk to the main viewpoint runs about 0.5 miles round trip. Base a visit out of Farmington, the closest town.
When to go: Spring (after rain). Like most waterfalls, Hickory Canyons Falls runs highest after snowmelt or heavy rain and can thin out in late summer, so it's worth checking recent streamflow and the land manager's conditions page before a long drive.