Cascades Falls
Indiana · 16-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Today at Cascades Falls: areas of fog, 69°F.
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Sunrise 6:28 AM · Sunset 9:14 PM · 14h 46m
Snapshot built 12m 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.
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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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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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