Illinois
Burden Falls
112 mi from St. Louis · ~3.2 hr drive
102ft tall
≈ 31 m
≈ 31 m
Burden Falls is a named waterfall in Illinois — a substantial cascade dropping 102 feet, about 112 miles from St. Louis, MO. Full visit details below.
- State
- Illinois
- Nearest city
- St. Louis, MO · 112 mi · ~3.2 hr drive
- Height
- 102 ft (31 m)
- Coordinates
- 37.5640°, -88.6423°
Visiting Burden Falls
The exact location is at 37.5640°, -88.6423° — 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.
If you've visited Burden Falls and have current notes (parking situation, dog policy, seasonality, kid-friendliness), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn more.
Other waterfalls within 30 miles
Sources
Location and tag data for Burden Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) . 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.