Illinois
Sawmill Creek Waterfall
21 mi from Chicago · ~35 min drive
10ft tall
≈ 3 m
≈ 3 m
Sawmill Creek Waterfall is a named waterfall in Illinois — a smaller 10-foot cascade, about 21 miles from Chicago, IL. Full visit details below.
- State
- Illinois
- Nearest city
- Chicago, IL · 21 mi · ~35 min drive
- Height
- 10 ft (3 m)
- Coordinates
- 41.7057°, -87.9651°
Visiting Sawmill Creek Waterfall
The exact location is at 41.7057°, -87.9651° — 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 Sawmill Creek Waterfall 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 Chicago, IL — 21 miles away (~35 min drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Sawmill Creek Waterfall 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.