The falls change by season with spring offering the most rush. The Flint Hills region is home to Chase State Lake and Wildlife Area where three falls drop a total of 40 feet.
Within the Malanaphy Spring State Preserve and the Paleozoic Plateau, you can follow a trail directly to Iowa's largest waterfall. It it is near the junction of Fremont Falls Road and River Bluff Drive. Located on private property, you might have some trouble finding Fremont Falls. This waterfall is seasonal, depending on the weather and time of year when the snow melts and starts flowing into the canyon. The canyons of this state park have been carved by the Illinois River. You can follow the Iron Creek Trails near Goat Lake to get to the stunning cascade. Located in Central Idaho near Stanley, Goat Falls is the largest watefall in the Sawtooth Mountain. It's so dramatic that it's often found in several movies. Listed as one of the tallest waterfalls in the world, Olo'upena falls over Haloku Cliffs into the Pacific Ocean. You'll have to descend into the cave to get to this falls that is almost as tall as Seattle's Space Needle. Georgia: Fantastic Pit FallsĪnother cave fall within Ellison's Cave is the deepest in the U.S. A boardwalk will take you directly to it. Florida: Falling Waterįound in Northern Florida's hills, Falling Water is found in Falling Waters State Park near the junction of I-10 and 77. It's not much, but it is the largest of all the falls in the small, flat state of Delaware.
Connecticut: Kent Fallsįalling within the Litchfield Hills of the southern Berkshire Mountains, Kent Falls cascades down multiple drops within a quarter mile. Rainbow Lake Falls can be found near Manitou Springs, while West Fork Chama Falls can be found in the Rio Grande National Forest. There is a tie for the tallest waterfall in Colorado. Colorado: Rainbow Lakes Falls and West Fork Chama Falls It's actually made up of three cascades with the Upper falls at 1,430 feet, the Middle falls at 675 feet and the Lower falls at 320 feet. One of the tallest waterfalls in the world is found within Yosemite National Park. You'll find it within the Ponca Wilderness Area near the Buffalo River. The National Park Service calls Hemmed in Hollow the tallest waterfall found between the Rockies and the Appalachians. The tallest waterfall in the state can be found on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, just north of Honan Point at the southern end of Walhalla Plateau. Its range has been estimated between 1,800 and 2,400 feet in height, and you can view it from boats touring the bay. Thunder Falls actually falls from the top of Summit Glacier, which sits above LeConte Bay. The only way to see King's Shower is by climbing deep within a cave - it's a three- to six-hour spelunk into Tumbling Rock Cave's Topless Dome, where the water falls 396 feet. We turned to the World Waterfall Database to find the tallest waterfall in every state and featured stunning photos to remind you exactly where to go for a smile. Thankfully, waterfalls are plentiful across the U.S. Maybe these feel-goods are what draws us to these majestic wonders? Research has shown that rushing water falling over rocks releases negative ions and that these, in turn, have a positive influence on us, including lowering depression and boosting our bodies. There's something about a waterfall that drives us to seek it whenever one is nearby. There is something about a waterfall that drives us to seek it whenever one is nearby - and here are the tallest in every state.