Waterfalls in Maine

Where the waterfalls are in Maine

Maine's waterfalls are in its western mountains and the interior, on streams running off the hard granite and slate of the northern Appalachians. Many are small gorges and cascades rather than tall drops.

Well-known waterfalls in Maine

Moxie Falls

One of the taller single drops in New England, about 90 feet, near The Forks. Falls near Moxie Falls.

Screw Auger Falls

A fall in a small gorge in Grafton Notch State Park, next to the road. Falls near Screw Auger Falls.

Angel Falls

A tall fall near Rangeley, on a short but rough trail. Falls near Angel Falls.

When to go

Snowmelt from late April through May gives the most water. Blackflies are also at their worst then, in late May and June. See the best time to see waterfalls for how flow changes by region.

Maine by the numbers

The map shows 166 named falls in Maine. 127 of them are in the USGS Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of official place names, and 39 more are named falls mapped only in OpenStreetMap. 3 have a height recorded by OpenStreetMap mappers, which is what the height filter above uses. PiscataquisCounty has the most, with 32.

Tallest recorded waterfalls in Maine

Heights as recorded in OpenStreetMap, converted to feet. Guidebooks may list different figures, usually because they count every tier of a fall or only the biggest drop. Why heights differ.

Counties with the most waterfalls

From the USGS record, which gives each fall's county.

Every named waterfall in Maine

Alphabetical within each county. Tap a name to centre the map above on it.

Androscoggin County (1)

Great Falls

Aroostook County (11)

Allagash Falls, Boars Head Falls, Fish River Falls, Fish River Falls, Ledge Falls, Lower Falls, Red River Falls, Skew Falls, Stair Falls, Upper Falls, Warren Falls

Cumberland County (6)

Basion Cove Falls, Dundee Falls, Mallison Falls, Presumpscot Falls, Pumgustuck, Saccarappa Falls

Franklin County (5)

Angel Falls, Poplar Stream Falls, Sarampus Falls, Shadagee Falls, Smalls Falls

Hancock County (6)

Bagaduce Falls, Goose Falls, Grand Falls, Hadlock Falls, Man O'War Brook Falls, Sullivan Falls

Oxford County (20)

Aziscohos Falls (historical), Basin Falls, Big Falls, Bisco Falls, Dunn Falls, Ellis Falls, Great Falls, Kees Falls, Kezar Falls, Little Boy Falls, Little Falls, Mad River Falls, Mother Walker Falls, Rumford Falls, Screw Auger Falls, Silver Ripple Cascade, Steep Falls, Swans Falls, The Cataracts, The Falls

Penobscot County (12)

Bowlin Falls, Gilman Falls, Gordon Falls, Grand Falls (20 ft), Grindstone Falls, Ledge Falls, Millinocket Falls, Orin Falls, Sawtelle Falls, Shin Falls, Stair Falls, Whetstone Falls

Piscataquis County (32)

Abol Falls (5 ft), Ambajejus Falls, Big Ambejackmockamus Falls, Big Niagara Falls, Billings Falls, Bucks Falls, Buttermilk Falls, Cowyard Falls, Debsconeag Falls, Gauntlet Falls, Grand Falls, Green Falls, Hatch Falls, Hays Brook Falls, Katahdin Falls, Katahdin Stream Falls, Ledge Falls, Ledge Falls, Little Allagash Falls, Little Ambejackmockamus Falls, Little Niagara Falls, Little Wilson Falls, Mud Gauntlet Falls, Munsungan Falls, Nesowadnehunk Falls (7 ft), Norway Falls, Passamagamet Falls, Pockwockamus Falls, Screw Auger Falls, Slugundy Falls, Stair Falls, Thirtyfoot Falls

Somerset County (13)

Attean Falls, Austin Stream Falls, Caratunk Falls, Cold Stream Falls, Grand Falls, Heald Stream Falls, Holeb Falls, Houston Brook Falls, Little Canada Falls, Long Falls, Moxie Falls, Poplar Hill Falls, The Falls

Washington County (13)

Big Falls, Dog Falls, Grand Falls, Great Falls, Holmes Falls, Little Falls, Little Falls, Little Falls, Little Falls, Little Falls, Mud Lake Falls, Spednic Falls, Sprague Falls

York County (2)

Mayo Falls, Orris Falls

County not recorded (45)

Austinm Stream Falls, Bad Little Falls, Beans Falls, Big Wilson Falls, Bond Brook Falls, C and H Pitch, Cascade Falls Waterfall, Cooper Brook Falls, Duck Brook Waterfall, Ellsworth Falls, Four Foot Pitch, Godfrey Pitch, Grand Pitch, Grand Pitch, Grand Pitch, Haskell Rock Pitch, Hastings Falls, Indian Stream Falls, Island Falls, Katahdin Falls, Little Wilson Lower Falls, Little Wilson Upper Falls, Long Falls, Lovers Leap, Lower Falls, Man O War Waterfall, Mariaville Falls, Monroe Falls, Mossy Falls, Pond Pitch, Red River Falls, Rocky Brook Falls, Slugundy Lower Falls, Slugundy Upper Falls, South Branch Falls, Steep Falls, The Hulling Machine, Thompson Brook Lower Falls, Thompson Brook Upper Falls, Tumbledown Dick Falls, Upper Falls, Upper Holmes Falls, Vaughn Stream Falls, Vinal Falls, Wassataquoik Grand Falls

Before you go

The map shows where falls are, not whether they are open or safe to reach. Check the land manager, usually a state park or national forest, for closures, fees and permits, and stay on the trail near the water. Our waterfall safety guide covers the hazards, and waterfall hikes near me explains how to pick a trail.

Waterfalls near cities in Maine

Every named fall within driving range of the city, nearest first: waterfalls near Portland, Maine.

Waterfalls in nearby states: New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island. Or see waterfalls in every state.