Waterfalls in New Hampshire

Where the waterfalls are in New Hampshire

New Hampshire's waterfalls are in the White Mountains, where streams run off steep granite slopes. Franconia Notch and Crawford Notch each have several within a short walk of the road.

Well-known waterfalls in New Hampshire

Arethusa Falls

Often called the tallest waterfall in New Hampshire, about 140 feet, in Crawford Notch State Park. Falls near Arethusa Falls.

The Flume

A narrow gorge with a waterfall in Franconia Notch State Park, walked on boardwalks, with an entry fee. Falls near The Flume.

Diana's Baths

A series of small cascades and pools near North Conway, reached by an easy trail. Falls near Diana's Baths.

When to go

Spring snowmelt, April and May, gives the strongest flow, and fall colour peaks in early October. See the best time to see waterfalls for how flow changes by region.

New Hampshire by the numbers

The map shows 126 named falls in New Hampshire. 50 of them are in the USGS Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of official place names, and 76 more are named falls mapped only in OpenStreetMap. 18 have a height recorded by OpenStreetMap mappers, which is what the height filter above uses. GraftonCounty has the most, with 18.

Tallest recorded waterfalls in New Hampshire

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 New Hampshire

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

Carroll County (6)

Beede Falls, Brickett Falls, Hermit Falls, Ripley Falls, Thompson Falls, Winniweta Falls

Cheshire County (3)

Beaver Brook Falls, Fay Falls, Great Falls

Coos County (13)

Beaver Brook Falls, Coosauk Fall, Dryad Falls, Ellingwood Falls, Garfield Falls, Giant Falls, Glen Ellis Falls (64 ft), Hitchcock Falls, Lower Falls, Moose Falls, Peboamauk Fall, Triple Falls, Upper Falls

Grafton County (18)

Arethusa Falls (138 ft), Bridalveil Falls, Fletcher Cascades, Franconia Falls, Georgiana Falls, Gordon Falls, Hawthorne Falls, Livermore Falls, Mill Brook Cascade, Nancy Cascades, Norway Rapids, Sabbaday Falls, Shell Cascade, Thirteen Falls, Thoreau Falls (80 ft), Waternomee Falls, Welton Falls, Zealand Falls

Hillsborough County (3)

Greggs Falls, Purgatory Falls, Wildcat Falls

Merrimack County (3)

Garvin Falls, Sewalls Falls, Steeles Falls

Rockingham County (1)

Hampton Falls

Strafford County (1)

Packers Falls

Sullivan County (1)

Sumner Falls

County not recorded (77)

Avalanche Falls, Baby Flume, Bemis Falls, Big Dog Falls (33 ft), Bonner Falls, Brennan Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Bridesmaid Falls (20 ft), Champney Falls, Chandler Fall, Chandler Gorge, Cloudland Falls (79 ft), Coliseum Falls, Crystal Cascades Falls (69 ft), Crystal Falls, Diana's Baths, Dusk Falls, Elizabeth Falls, Emerald Pool, Emerald Pool Falls, Falls Brook Falls, Falls of Song (50 ft), Fawn Pool, Flume Cascade, Gibbs Falls, Gleason Falls, Gonic Trails Falls, Gordon Fall, Great Falls, Great Falls, Great Falls (15 ft), Harvard Falls, Hayes Falls, Hook Island Falls, Huntington Cascades, Jackson Falls (108 ft), Kimballs Falls, Kinsman Falls (20 ft), Kinsman Flume, Litte Dog Falls (13 ft), Little Hellgate, Lower Ammonoosuc Falls, Lower Falls, Lower Falls, Lower Falls, Lower Nancy Cascades (82 ft), Middle Falls, Middle Falls, Middle Nancy Cascades (33 ft), Ogontz Falls, Old Mill Falls (33 ft), Packer's Falls, Paradise Falls, Piscassic Falls, Pitcher Falls, Pollard Mills Falls, Pond Brook Falls, Profile Falls, Pulpit Falls, Purgatory Lower Falls, Roaring Falls, Salmacis Fall, Salroc Fall, Sculptured Rocks, Second Falls, Senter Falls, Stairs Falls (16 ft), Swiftwater Falls, Tama Fall, The Cascades, The Falls (5 ft), Thompson Falls, Twin Falls, Upper Falls, Upper Nancy Cascades (16 ft), Wadleigh's Falls, Whittier 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 close to New Hampshire

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

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