Cascades Falls
Indiana · 16-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Today at Cascades Falls: showers and thunderstorms, 79°F.
Right now
Today
79°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
Tonight
64°F
Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Today's daylight
Sunrise 7:22 AM · Sunset 8:04 PM · 12h 41m
Snapshot built 17m ago. Sources: NWS IND.
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Cascades Falls is a waterfall in Indiana. It drops roughly 16 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Cascades Falls is in Indiana. The base sits at roughly 731 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 3 minutes from Bloomington. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 30 meters of the marked location, though the name isn't recorded. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. It draws modest visitor attention — busier weekends, quiet weekdays. Source records come from OpenStreetMap.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 03372500 · 13.1 mi away
SALT CREEK NEAR HARRODSBURG, IN
— Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.
View live discharge data →
When to go (from the climate data, not our opinion)
Monthly averages from Open-Meteo's reanalysis dataset (2020–2024). Highlighted months are when we think the waterfall is at its best — but the numbers are the numbers regardless.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip (in) | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 26 | 4.1 | 9.2 |
| Feb | 45 | 27 | 3.3 | 6.6 |
| Mar | 56 | 37 | 5.2 | 2 |
| Apr | 63 | 44 | 4.1 | 1.6 |
| May | 73 | 54 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Jun | 83 | 64 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Jul | 86 | 68 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Aug | 84 | 66 | 3.1 | 0 |
| Sep | 79 | 60 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Oct | 67 | 49 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 54 | 38 | 2.7 | 2 |
| Dec | 46 | 31 | 3.7 | 3 |
Source: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API · ERA5 reanalysis 2020–2024.
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascades Falls (this page) | — | 16 ft | — | — | — |
| McCormick's Creek Waterfall | 12 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Upper Cataract Falls | 22 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Lower Cataract Falls | 23 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Vermillion Falls | 40 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Groundhog Falls | 42 mi | — | — | — | — |
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- Abol Falls16 ft
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- Cedar Falls16 ft
Questions visitors ask about Cascades Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How tall is Cascades Falls?
Cascades Falls is 16 feet (5 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Cascades Falls from a major city?
Cascades Falls is 2 miles from Bloomington (about 3 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
39.1937, -86.5376
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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