A slender single-drop waterfall in Wildcat Canyon, the deepest canyon at Starved Rock State Park, fed mainly by snowmelt and rain. It is reached by about a 2-mile round-trip hike from the Visitor Center and can also be viewed from the gorge rim above.
Its 50 ft drop is taller than about 42% of the 775 waterfalls we track.
Its water comes from Wildcat 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 2 miles round trip. The nearest town is Oglesby.
When to go: Spring (snowmelt). Water volume swings with the seasons here, strongest after snowmelt or rain and lowest in late summer, so check recent streamflow before you go.
