# Fallspots

> The structured directory of every named US waterfall — 5,573 documented falls across 50 states with height, hike, swim safety, fees, dog policy, and live USGS + NOAA conditions.

Fallspots indexes US waterfalls as structured data: coordinates, height (cross-checked across multiple sources), hike distance and difficulty, dog policy, kid-friendly status, wheelchair accessibility, swim safety, fees, best months, and live streamflow + weather + air quality + sunrise/sunset for the top 500. Data sources are public: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), USGS GNIS (public domain), Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), and the National Park Service.

## Primary pages

- [Waterfalls near me](https://fallspots.com/waterfalls-near-me): the head directory page with geolocation, mapped list of all 5,573 falls, drive-up vs hike split, and a state grid.
- [Explore (filterable)](https://fallspots.com/explore): every waterfall with filters for state, dog policy, swim, fees, hike length.
- [Tallest waterfalls in the US](https://fallspots.com/tallest): top 50 ranked by measured height.
- [States](https://fallspots.com/states): all 50 states with named-waterfall counts.
- [Parks](https://fallspots.com/parks): every National Park with a documented waterfall inside.
- [Compare side by side](https://fallspots.com/compare-multi): pick up to 10 waterfalls and compare in a single table.
- [Trip planner](https://fallspots.com/trip-planner): pick a city + days, get a routed waterfall trip.
- [Methodology](https://fallspots.com/methodology): how the dataset is built, sources, and verification.

## State directories

- [North Carolina waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/north-carolina): 818 documented falls.
- [Washington waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/washington): 481 documented falls.
- [New York waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/new-york): 389 documented falls.
- [Oregon waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/oregon): 384 documented falls.
- [California waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/california): 376 documented falls.
- [South Carolina waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/south-carolina): 233 documented falls.
- [Michigan waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/michigan): 227 documented falls.
- [Arkansas waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/arkansas): 203 documented falls.
- [Tennessee waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/tennessee): 203 documented falls.
- [Pennsylvania waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/pennsylvania): 174 documented falls.
- [Maine waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/maine): 159 documented falls.
- [Connecticut waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/connecticut): 139 documented falls.
- [Montana waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/montana): 127 documented falls.
- [New Hampshire waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/new-hampshire): 125 documented falls.
- [Colorado waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/colorado): 124 documented falls.
- [Hawaii waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/hawaii): 99 documented falls.
- [Wyoming waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/wyoming): 96 documented falls.
- [Minnesota waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/minnesota): 83 documented falls.
- [Wisconsin waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/wisconsin): 82 documented falls.
- [Kentucky waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/kentucky): 81 documented falls.
- [Idaho waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/idaho): 80 documented falls.
- [Utah waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/utah): 78 documented falls.
- [Virginia waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/virginia): 75 documented falls.
- [Georgia waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/georgia): 69 documented falls.
- [Ohio waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/ohio): 67 documented falls.
- [Vermont waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/vermont): 59 documented falls.
- [Alabama waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/alabama): 55 documented falls.
- [Arizona waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/arizona): 54 documented falls.
- [Massachusetts waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/massachusetts): 50 documented falls.
- [Texas waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/texas): 47 documented falls.
- [Alaska waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/alaska): 46 documented falls.
- [Illinois waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/illinois): 39 documented falls.
- [West Virginia waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/west-virginia): 34 documented falls.
- [Oklahoma waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/oklahoma): 32 documented falls.
- [Indiana waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/indiana): 30 documented falls.
- [New Jersey waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/new-jersey): 25 documented falls.
- [New Mexico waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/new-mexico): 21 documented falls.
- [Missouri waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/missouri): 19 documented falls.
- [Maryland waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/maryland): 17 documented falls.
- [Nevada waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/nevada): 12 documented falls.
- [Rhode Island waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/rhode-island): 11 documented falls.
- [South Dakota waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/south-dakota): 11 documented falls.
- [Nebraska waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/nebraska): 10 documented falls.
- [Kansas waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/kansas): 9 documented falls.
- [Iowa waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/iowa): 6 documented falls.
- [Florida waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/florida): 5 documented falls.
- [Mississippi waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/mississippi): 4 documented falls.
- [Louisiana waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/louisiana): 3 documented falls.
- [District of Columbia waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/district-of-columbia): 1 documented falls.
- [North Dakota waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/state/north-dakota): 1 documented falls.

## Featured destinations

- [Trail of Ten Falls (Silver Falls State Park, Oregon)](https://fallspots.com/trail-of-ten-falls): Oregon's signature 7.2-mile waterfall hike past 10 named falls.
- [Oregon falls](https://fallspots.com/oregon-falls): the famous Oregon waterfalls ranked.

## National Parks (most waterfalls)

- [Great Smoky Mountains National Park waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/park/great-smoky-mountains-national-park): 63 documented falls inside the park boundary.
- [Mount Rainier National Park waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/park/mount-rainier-national-park): 62 documented falls inside the park boundary.
- [Glacier National Park waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/park/glacier-national-park): 46 documented falls inside the park boundary.
- [Yosemite National Park waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/park/yosemite-national-park): 45 documented falls inside the park boundary.
- [Yellowstone National Park waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/park/yellowstone-national-park): 43 documented falls inside the park boundary.
- [Rocky Mountain National Park waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/park/rocky-mountain-national-park): 32 documented falls inside the park boundary.
- [Shenandoah National Park waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/park/shenandoah-national-park): 26 documented falls inside the park boundary.
- [Sequoia National Park waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/park/sequoia-national-park): 12 documented falls inside the park boundary.
- [Kings Canyon National Park waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/park/kings-canyon-national-park): 11 documented falls inside the park boundary.
- [Grand Teton National Park waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/park/grand-teton-national-park): 10 documented falls inside the park boundary.
- [Grand Canyon National Park waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/park/grand-canyon-national-park): 9 documented falls inside the park boundary.
- [North Cascades National Park waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/park/north-cascades-national-park): 9 documented falls inside the park boundary.
- [Olympic National Park waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/park/olympic-national-park): 8 documented falls inside the park boundary.
- [Zion National Park waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/park/zion-national-park): 8 documented falls inside the park boundary.
- [Cuyahoga Valley National Park waterfalls](https://fallspots.com/park/cuyahoga-valley-national-park): 5 documented falls inside the park boundary.

## Top 50 individual waterfalls (by popularity)

- [Bridalveil Fall](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/bridalveil-fall) (620 ft): California, Yosemite National Park.
- [Illilouette Fall](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/illilouette-fall) (1,250 ft): California, Yosemite National Park.
- [Lower Yosemite Fall](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/lower-yosemite-fall) (2,425 ft): California, Yosemite National Park.
- [Nevada Fall](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/nevada-fall) (594 ft): California, Yosemite National Park.
- [Upper Yosemite Fall](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/upper-yosemite-fall) (2,425 ft): California, Yosemite National Park.
- [Lower Yellowstone Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/lower-yellowstone-falls) (308 ft): Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park.
- [Tower Fall](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/tower-fall) (131 ft): Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park.
- [Upper Yellowstone Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/upper-yellowstone-falls) (108 ft): Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park.
- [Vernal Fall](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/vernal-fall) (318 ft): California, Yosemite National Park.
- [Chilnualna Fall](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/chilnualna-fall) (696 ft): California, Yosemite National Park.
- [Horsetail Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/horsetail-falls-ca-4) (791 ft): California, Desolation Wilderness.
- [Lehamite Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/lehamite-falls) (1,181 ft): California, Yosemite National Park.
- [Middle Cascades](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/middle-cascades) (2,425 ft): California, Yosemite National Park.
- [Ribbon Fall](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/ribbon-fall) (1,612 ft): California, Yosemite National Park.
- [Royal Arch Cascade](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/royal-arch-cascade) (1,247 ft): California, Yosemite National Park.
- [Sentinel Fall](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/sentinel-fall) (1,936 ft): California, Yosemite National Park.
- [Silver Strand Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/silver-strand-falls) (574 ft): California, Yosemite National Park.
- [Snow Creek Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/snow-creek-falls) (2,133 ft): California, Yosemite National Park.
- [Staircase Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/staircase-falls) (1,017 ft): California, Yosemite National Park.
- [Tueeulala Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/tueeulala-falls) (915 ft): California, Yosemite National Park.
- [Wapama Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/wapama-falls) (1,286 ft): California, Yosemite National Park.
- [Amicalola Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/amicalola-falls-ga) (728 ft): Georgia.
- [Depot Creek Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/depot-creek-falls) (886 ft): Washington, North Cascades National Park.
- [Horsetail Fall](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/horsetail-fall) (2,133 ft): California, Yosemite National Park.
- [Lewis Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/lewis-falls) (30 ft): Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park.
- [Lower Calf Creek Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/lower-calf-creek-falls): Utah.
- [Marymere Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/marymere-falls) (92 ft): Washington, Olympic National Park.
- [Multnomah Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/multnomah-falls) (541 ft): Oregon.
- [Munising Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/munising-falls): Michigan.
- [Mystic Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/mystic-falls) (69 ft): Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park.
- [Ozone Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/ozone-falls) (112 ft): Tennessee.
- [Palouse Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/palouse-falls) (197 ft): Washington, Palouse Falls State Park.
- [Ramona Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/ramona-falls) (120 ft): Oregon.
- [Shoshone Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/shoshone-falls) (212 ft): Idaho.
- [Snoqualmie Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/snoqualmie-falls) (269 ft): Washington.
- [Sunset Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/sunset-falls) (104 ft): Washington.
- [American Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/american-falls) (361 ft): New York.
- [Bridal Veil Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/bridal-veil-falls-ny) (180 ft): New York.
- [Burney Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/burney-falls) (115 ft): California, McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park.
- [Comet Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/comet-falls) (381 ft): Washington, Mount Rainier National Park.
- [Diamond Creek Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/diamond-creek-falls) (120 ft): Oregon, Diamond Peak Wilderness.
- [Eternal Flame Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/eternal-flame-falls) (30 ft): New York.
- [Feather Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/feather-falls) (410 ft): California, Plumas National Forest.
- [Looking Glass Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/looking-glass-falls) (197 ft): North Carolina.
- [Mill Creek Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/mill-creek-falls-or) (173 ft): Oregon, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.
- [Narada Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/narada-falls) (187 ft): Washington, Mount Rainier National Park.
- [Otter Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/otter-falls) (1,200 ft): Washington, Alpine Lakes Wilderness.
- [Phantom Falls](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/phantom-falls) (164 ft): California.
- [Pywiack Cascade](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/pywiack-cascade) (591 ft): California, Yosemite National Park.
- [Sliding Rock](https://fallspots.com/waterfall/sliding-rock): North Carolina.

## Long-form guides

- [AllTrails ratings are broken. Here's how we rate trails.](https://fallspots.com/guide/alltrails-rating-broken): Why 'easy / moderate / hard' is meaningless on AllTrails — and the Class 1-5 system we use instead. With concrete examples.
- [The waterfalls that are technically dams (and why Google doesn't tell you)](https://fallspots.com/guide/waterfalls-that-are-actually-dams): A surprising number of 'waterfalls' on Google Maps are concrete dam spillways. Why the distinction matters, and how to spot one before you drive.
- [How to find waterfalls near you](https://fallspots.com/guide/how-to-find-waterfalls-near-you): The honest version. What to search, what to ignore, and how to tell a real waterfall page from a content-farm listicle.
- [Most 'swimmable waterfalls' aren't. Here's how to tell.](https://fallspots.com/guide/swimming-hole-myth): Why the phrase 'swimmable waterfall' is dangerous, what an actual swimming hole looks like, and the test we apply before marking a fall swimmable.
- [Waterfall photography: the four settings that actually matter](https://fallspots.com/guide/waterfall-photography-fundamentals): Skip the gear obsession. Four camera settings and one piece of glass make the difference. Including the time of day rules nobody else writes.
- [Waterfall safety: the real rules NPS won't write](https://fallspots.com/guide/waterfall-safety-real-rules): What actually kills people at waterfalls, in order. From NPS incident reports 2010-2023. The boilerplate doesn't help — specifics do.
- [When waterfalls actually flow: a US seasonal map](https://fallspots.com/guide/when-waterfalls-actually-flow): Peak flow by US region — and why most 'best waterfalls' lists ignore it. Includes the months we'd actually drive somewhere.
- [Why waterfalls form: the geology in plain language](https://fallspots.com/guide/why-waterfalls-form): Four mechanisms create essentially every waterfall in the world. Once you know them, you start seeing the same pattern everywhere.

## Optional

- [Sitemap (XML index)](https://fallspots.com/sitemap.xml): full URL list across 10 child sitemaps.
- [About](https://fallspots.com/about): why this site exists and how we work.
- [Contact](https://fallspots.com/contact): get in touch.