Hampton Falls
New Hampshire · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Hampton Falls is light today (6 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume. July averages 4.9" of precipitation here — expect high flow.
Right now
Streamflow
5.87 cfs
WINNICUT RIVER AT GREENLAND, · 1h ago
Overnight
70°F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
87°F
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:13 AM · Sunset 8:23 PM · 15h 10m
Snapshot built 10m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS GYX.
Hampton Falls is a waterfall in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Height has not been officially recorded. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Hampton Falls sits in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The base sits at roughly 72 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 4 minutes from Hampton Beach. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 650 meters of the marked location, though the name isn't recorded. It draws modest visitor attention — busier weekends, quiet weekdays. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
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 01073785 · 8.8 mi away
WINNICUT RIVER AT GREENLAND, NR PORTSMOUTH, NH
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30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 1.8 cfs · 333% of last year — significantly wetter
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 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 9.8 |
| Feb | 39 | 22 | 3 | 9 |
| Mar | 47 | 30 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| Apr | 54 | 38 | 4.6 | 2.6 |
| May | 66 | 49 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 76 | 59 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Jul | 82 | 66 | 4.9 | 0 |
| Aug | 80 | 64 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Sep | 72 | 57 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct | 62 | 48 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 52 | 36 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 42 | 28 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Falls (this page) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Great Falls | 6 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Lower Falls | 6 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Newbury Falls | 11 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Piscassic Falls | 13 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Packer's Falls | 14 mi | — | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about Hampton Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How far is Hampton Falls from a major city?
Hampton Falls is 3 miles from Hampton Beach (about 4 minutes' drive).
More waterfalls in New Hampshire
Where it is
42.9102, -70.8693
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikidata (Q100979609)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100979609
GeoNames (5087121)
https://www.geonames.org/5087121/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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