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Waterfalls in New Hampshire

123 named waterfalls catalogued · 106 with detail pages

Our database holds 123 named waterfalls in New Hampshire. The tallest documented is Arethusa Falls at 138 feet. 106 waterfalls have enough source data to support a dedicated page; the remainder are listed on this page with what we know.

This page lists the tallest by height; for trip planning, the city blocks below show which falls are reachable from each major New Hampshire metro.

New Hampshire waterfalls by height

Top 100 shown

Waterfall	Height	Nearest city
Arethusa Falls	138 ft	Portland, ME (~1.9 hr)
Jackson Falls	108 ft	Portland, ME (~1.7 hr)
Lower Nancy Cascades	82 ft	Portland, ME (~1.9 hr)
Thoreau Falls	80 ft	Portland, ME (~2.0 hr)
Cloudland Falls	79 ft	Portland, ME (~2.2 hr)
Glen Ellis Falls	64 ft	Portland, ME (~1.8 hr)
Falls of Song	50 ft	Manchester, NH (~1.5 hr)
Great Falls	49 ft	Portland, ME (~1.8 hr)
Big Dog Falls	33 ft	Manchester, NH (~1.5 hr)
Middle Nancy Cascades	33 ft	Portland, ME (~1.9 hr)
Old Mill Falls	33 ft	Manchester, NH (~1.5 hr)
Bridesmaid Falls	20 ft	Burlington, VT (~2.2 hr)
Kinsman Falls	20 ft	Portland, ME (~2.3 hr)
Stairs Falls	16 ft	Portland, ME (~2.2 hr)
Upper Nancy Cascades	16 ft	Portland, ME (~1.9 hr)
Litte Dog Falls	13 ft	Manchester, NH (~1.6 hr)
The Falls	5 ft	Manchester, NH (~35 min)
Avalanche Falls	—	Portland, ME (~2.2 hr)
Baby Flume	—	Portland, ME (~2.8 hr)
Beaver Brook Falls	—	Burlington, VT (~2.6 hr)
Beede Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~1.7 hr)
Bemis Falls	—	Portland, ME (~1.9 hr)
Bonner Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~35 min)
Brennan Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~35 min)
Brickett Falls	—	Portland, ME (~1.6 hr)
Bridal Veil Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~1.5 hr)
Bridalveil Falls	—	Burlington, VT (~2.2 hr)
Champney Falls	—	Portland, ME (~1.6 hr)
Chandler Fall	—	Portland, ME (~2.0 hr)
Chandler Gorge	—	Portland, ME (~1.6 hr)
Coliseum Falls	—	Portland, ME (~1.9 hr)
Coosauk Fall	—	Portland, ME (~2.0 hr)
Crystal Cascades Falls	—	Portland, ME (~1.9 hr)
Crystal Falls	—	Portland, ME (~2.5 hr)
Diana's Baths	—	Portland, ME (~1.6 hr)
Dryad Falls	—	Portland, ME (~2.0 hr)
Dusk Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~2.1 hr)
Elizabeth Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~1.4 hr)
Ellingwood Falls	—	Portland, ME (~2.7 hr)
Emerald Pool	—	Portland, ME (~1.6 hr)
Emerald Pool Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~1.5 hr)
Falls Brook Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~1.2 hr)
Fawn Pool	—	Portland, ME (~1.9 hr)
Fay Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~1.4 hr)
Fletcher Cascades	—	Portland, ME (~1.9 hr)
Flume Cascade	—	Portland, ME (~2.0 hr)
Franconia Falls	—	Portland, ME (~2.1 hr)
Garfield Falls	—	Portland, ME (~3.0 hr)
Garvin Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~20 min)
Georgiana Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~2.2 hr)
Giant Falls	—	Portland, ME (~2.0 hr)
Gibbs Falls	—	Portland, ME (~2.0 hr)
Gleason Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~45 min)
Gonic Trails Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~50 min)
Gordon Fall	—	Portland, ME (~2.0 hr)
Gordon Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~2.2 hr)
Great Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~45 min)
Great Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~35 min)
Greggs Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~10 min)
Hampton Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~50 min)
Harvard Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~2.2 hr)
Hawthorne Falls	—	Portland, ME (~2.2 hr)
Hayes Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~55 min)
Hermit Falls	—	Portland, ME (~1.7 hr)
Hitchcock Fall	—	Portland, ME (~2.0 hr)
Hitchcock Falls	—	Portland, ME (~2.0 hr)
Hook Island Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~45 min)
Huntington Cascades	—	Portland, ME (~2.8 hr)
Kimballs Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~55 min)
Kinsman Flume	—	Burlington, VT (~2.2 hr)
Little Hellgate	—	Portland, ME (~3.0 hr)
Livermore Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~1.6 hr)
Lower Ammonoosuc Falls	—	Portland, ME (~2.1 hr)
Lower Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~45 min)
Lower Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~1.7 hr)
Lower Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~1.8 hr)
Middle Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~25 min)
Middle Falls	—	Portland, ME (~2.1 hr)
Mill Brook Cascade	—	Manchester, NH (~1.9 hr)
Moose Falls	—	Burlington, VT (~3.2 hr)
Nancy Cascades	—	Portland, ME (~1.9 hr)
Norway Rapids	—	Portland, ME (~1.9 hr)
Ogontz Falls	—	Burlington, VT (~1.9 hr)
Packer's Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~45 min)
Packers Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~45 min)
Paradise Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~2.1 hr)
Peboamauk Fall	—	Portland, ME (~2.1 hr)
Piscassic Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~45 min)
Pitcher Falls	—	Portland, ME (~1.6 hr)
Pollard Mills Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~1.3 hr)
Pond Brook Falls	—	Burlington, VT (~2.6 hr)
Profile Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~1.2 hr)
Pulpit Falls	—	Worcester, MA (~1.3 hr)
Purgatory Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~25 min)
Purgatory Lower Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~25 min)
Ripley Falls	—	Portland, ME (~1.9 hr)
Roaring Falls	—	Manchester, NH (~1.5 hr)
Sabbaday Falls	—	Portland, ME (~1.8 hr)
Salmacis Fall	—	Portland, ME (~2.0 hr)
Salroc Fall	—	Portland, ME (~2.0 hr)

Showing top 100 by height. 23 more waterfalls in New Hampshire in our database.

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Methodology

RoamFound aggregates waterfall location and height data from OpenStreetMap (a worldwide volunteer-maintained map), the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the National Park Service, and per-state parks departments. We don't visit every waterfall ourselves — we cite the underlying public records so you can verify.

Outdoor conditions change. Always check current access, water levels, and seasonal closures with the relevant land manager before you go. See our methodology page for the full data sourcing approach.