Idaho
American Falls
95 mi from Spokane · ~2.7 hr drive
No height recorded
American Falls is a named waterfall in Idaho — about 95 miles from Spokane, WA. Full visit details below.
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city
- Spokane, WA · 95 mi · ~2.7 hr drive
- Coordinates
- 48.9897°, -116.9391°
From Wikipedia: The American Falls is the second largest of the three waterfalls that together are known as Niagara Falls on the Niagara River along the Canada–United States border. Unlike the much larger Horseshoe Falls, of which approximately 90% is in Ontario, Canada, and 10% in the U.S. state of New York, the American Falls is entirely within the United States. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on American Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting American Falls
The exact location is at 48.9897°, -116.9391° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.
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Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Spokane, WA — 95 miles away (~2.7 hr drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for American Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) ; the Wikipedia article linked above provides additional history. We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.