Missouri
Chain of Rocks
9 mi from St. Louis · ~15 min drive
No height recorded
Chain of Rocks is a named waterfall in Missouri — about 9 miles from St. Louis, MO. Full visit details below.
- State
- Missouri
- Nearest city
- St. Louis, MO · 9 mi · ~15 min drive
- Coordinates
- 38.7592°, -90.1792°
- County
- St. Louis (city)
Visiting Chain of Rocks
The exact location is at 38.7592°, -90.1792° — 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 Chain of Rocks and have current notes (parking situation, dog policy, seasonality, kid-friendliness), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn more.
Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is St. Louis, MO — 9 miles away (~15 min drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Chain of Rocks 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.