New Hampshire
Arethusa Falls
66 mi from Portland · ~1.9 hr drive
138ft tall
≈ 42 m
≈ 42 m
Arethusa Falls is a named waterfall in New Hampshire — a substantial cascade dropping 138 feet, about 66 miles from Portland, ME. Full visit details below.
- State
- New Hampshire
- Nearest city
- Portland, ME · 66 mi · ~1.9 hr drive
- Height
- 138 ft (42 m)
- Coordinates
- 44.1467°, -71.3927°
From Wikipedia: Arethusa Falls is a waterfall in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. The waterfall occurs when the headwaters of Bemis Brook tumble over a granite cliff on the western slope of Crawford Notch. Arethusa holds the distinction of being the tallest single-drop waterfall in New Hampshire; some high-angle cascades surpass it in height, such as the Mahoosuc Range's seasonal Dryad Falls. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Arethusa Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Arethusa Falls
The exact location is at 44.1467°, -71.3927° — 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 Portland, ME — 66 miles away (~1.9 hr drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Arethusa 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.