A roughly 25-foot waterfall in LaSalle Canyon that visitors can walk behind, and the most likely fall at Starved Rock to hold water year-round. It sits about two trail-miles from the Visitor Center, roughly 4 miles round-trip.
Its 25 ft drop is taller than about 16% of the 775 waterfalls we track.
LaSalle Canyon Falls sits on LaSalle Canyon stream (Illinois River tributary). It lies in LaSalle, Illinois. The site is on public land managed by Starved Rock State Park (Illinois DNR).
This is a moderate hike waterfall: a longer day hike, roughly one to several miles each way. Reaching it takes a moderate walk, so budget time and pack water before you set out. The walk to the main viewpoint runs about 4 miles round trip. The nearest town is Oglesby.
When to go: Spring; most reliable year-round flow in the park. Flow usually peaks after snowmelt and heavy rain and tapers through late summer — a quick look at recent streamflow and the managing agency's conditions page can save a wasted trip.
