Waterfalls Guide
Columbia Gorge to North Umpqua: a four-stop Oregon waterfall weekend.
Four falls, two days, and roughly seven hours of driving from Latourell in the Columbia Gorge across Mt Hood to White River and down to the North Umpqua corridor at Watson and Toketee.
Three Cumberland Plateau waterfalls across Tennessee and Kentucky
A 3-stop weekend through the Cumberland Plateau sandstone: Cummins, Cane Creek, and Yahoo. Roughly 4 to 5 hours of total drive, with a permit reservation required at Cummins.
Two Delaware Valley waterfalls from the Pocono ridge to the Shawangunks
A 2-stop day-trip or autumn weekend through the Delaware Water Gap and Minnewaska State Park. Dingmans and Awosting, 90 minutes apart on US-209 and NY-55.
Six waterfalls through the north Georgia Blue Ridge, anchored on Helen.
Six stops in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest north of Helen, GA. About two hours of total driving across one long day or a relaxed Helen-overnight weekend.
Two Olympic National Park waterfalls in a single half-day from Port Angeles
A tight 2-stop pair off US-101 west of Port Angeles. Marymere's 1.7-mile loop near Lake Crescent plus the fully ADA-accessible Madison Creek, roughly 30 minutes apart.
Pictured Rocks waterfall day: four falls within 20 minutes of Munising.
Four Upper Peninsula falls in a tight cluster on the south shore of Lake Superior. About 30 minutes of driving between all four, easy to pair with a Pictured Rocks boat tour the same afternoon.
Three urban waterfalls along the Mississippi in Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
Three falls within seven miles of each other on the Mississippi River corridor through the Twin Cities. About 20 minutes of total driving, walkable and bikeable between the downtown stops.
Four western North Carolina waterfalls: Chimney Rock to Pisgah to the Toe River Valley
A 4-stop, 2-day Blue Ridge route through Pisgah National Forest and Chimney Rock State Park. Hickory Nut, Sliding Rock, Courthouse, and Roaring Fork across roughly 3.5 hours of total drive.