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Waterfalls inside national parks and reserves
Marked trails, fees, and the landscape kept intact.
Waterfalls that sit inside a national park, nature reserve or other protected area. That usually means an entry fee, opening hours and a marked trail, and it is the best guarantee that the forest around the fall is still there.
120 waterfalls
Full guide Victoria Falls
Largest sheet of falling water on Earth
Full guide Iguazú Falls
World's largest waterfall system by combined width
Full guide Angel Falls
World's tallest uninterrupted waterfall
Full guide Niagara Falls
Highest flow rate of any waterfall in North America
Full guide Kaieteur Falls
Among the most powerful single drops on earth: 226 metres in one plunge
Full guide Gullfoss
Iceland's most iconic waterfall, on the Golden Circle
Full guide Sutherland Falls
New Zealand's tallest waterfall
Full guide Tugela Falls
Among the world's tallest waterfalls (disputed second)
Full guide Havasu Falls
Most famous turquoise waterfall in the American Southwest
Full guide Ban Gioc-Detian Falls
Asia's largest transnational border waterfall
Full guide Skógafoss
Iceland's classic 60-metre curtain, with 527 steps to the top
Full guide Plitvice Lakes Waterfalls
A living, still-growing travertine landscape
Full guide Yosemite Falls
Tallest waterfall in Yosemite, and among the tallest in North America
Full guide La Fortuna Waterfall
Signature waterfall of Costa Rica's Arenal region
Full guide Dettifoss
Among Europe's most powerful waterfalls
Full guide Multnomah Falls
Oregon's most-visited natural landmark
Krimml Waterfalls
Tallest waterfall in the Alps
UNESCO Takakkaw Falls
One of Canada's tallest waterfalls
Full guide Erawan Falls
Thailand's most popular tiered swimming waterfall
UNESCO Wallaman Falls
Australia's tallest permanent single drop (268 m), 305 m in total
UNESCO Seven Sisters Waterfall
Centerpiece of the UNESCO-listed Geirangerfjord
UNESCO Jim Jim Falls
One of Kakadu's most dramatic escarpment plunge pools
UNESCO Bridalveil Fall
Yosemite's most reliably year-round waterfall
Full guide Wentworth Falls
A signature day trip from Sydney into the Blue Mountains
UNESCO Nevada Fall
Upper anchor of Yosemite's famous Mist Trail
UNESCO Bowen Falls
One of only two permanent waterfalls on Milford Sound
UNESCO Stirling Falls
One of only two permanent waterfalls on Milford Sound
UNESCO Twin Falls
A twin-stream falls reachable only by 4WD and boat
UNESCO Nachi Falls
Japan's tallest single-drop waterfall, worshipped as a deity
UNESCO Purling Brook Falls
A full behind-the-falls circuit walk in a Gondwana rainforest relic
UNESCO Rjukanfossen
Anchor of a UNESCO industrial heritage landscape
UNESCO Vernal Fall
One of Yosemite's most-hiked destinations
UNESCO Virginia Falls
One of Canada's most remote major waterfalls
UNESCO Lower Falls of the Yellowstone
Centerpiece of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
UNESCO Devil's Throat
The single most powerful segment of Iguazu Falls
Full guide Johnston Canyon Falls
Banff's most popular canyon hike
UNESCO Nuorilang Falls
Widest waterfall in the UNESCO-listed Jiuzhaigou Valley
Full guide Josephine Falls
A natural waterslide at the base of Queensland's tallest peak
UNESCO Athabasca Falls
Most powerful waterfall in Jasper National Park
Full guide Svartifoss
Framed by the basalt columns that echo in Hallgrímskirkja's design
UNESCO Aira Force
A Lake District landmark tied to Wordsworth
James Bruce Falls
James Bruce Falls is a waterfall in British Columbia, Canada, the highest-measured waterfall of North America…
Browne Falls
Browne Falls is a waterfall above Doubtful Sound, which is located in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand.…
Mutarazi Falls
Zimbabwe's highest waterfall
Yutaje Falls
The Yutaje Falls is the second-highest waterfall in Venezuela. It is approx. 2,345 ft in height.
Cuquenan Falls
Kukenan Falls is the second tallest major waterfall in Venezuela after Angel Falls. It is also the second…
Sulphide Creek Falls
Sulphide Creek Falls is a tall, moderately large volume waterfall within North Cascades National Park in…
Cascade Blanche
The Cascade Blanche is a waterfall on the island of Réunion, overseas department French in the southwest…
Sunwapta Falls
Sunwapta Falls is a pair of waterfalls of the Sunwapta River in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. The…
La Chorrera
Colombia's tallest waterfall
Bridal Veil Falls (Salazie)
The Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall on the island of Réunion. Located at about 500 m altitude along the…
Hannoki Falls
Hannoki Falls, in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, is the tallest waterfall in Japan at a height of 497 m . However…
Röthbachfall
The Röthbachfall is the highest waterfall in Germany, with a vertical drop of 470 metres . The waterfall is…
Della Falls
One of Canada's tallest waterfalls, and among its most remote
Gavarnie Falls
The Gavarnie Falls is a tiered waterfall in France. With its overall drop of 422 metres, it is the highest…
Shōmyō Falls
Shōmyō Falls are located in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is the highest waterfall in…
Pissing Mare Falls
Pissing Mare Falls is a tiered waterfall in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada. It is formed from…
Cachoeira da Fumaça
One of Brazil's tallest waterfalls
Wapama Falls
Wapama Falls is the larger of two waterfalls located on Falls Creek on the northern wall of Hetch Hetchy…
Dudhsagar Falls
India's tallest railway-adjacent waterfall
Depot Creek Falls
Depot Creek Falls is a 967-foot -high waterfall in the North Cascades National Park, Whatcom County…
Lady Alice Falls
Lady Alice Falls is a tall waterfall in Fiordland, New Zealand. It drops either 656 or 919 feet .
Vettisfossen
Norway's tallest completely unregulated waterfall
Humboldt Falls
Humboldt Falls is a waterfall located in the Hollyford Valley in the Fiordland district of New Zealand. They…
Tueeulala Falls
Tueeulala Falls is located on the north side of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. At roughly 880…
Basaseachic Falls
Mexico's second-tallest waterfall
Carbet Falls
Carbet Falls is a series of waterfalls on the Carbet River in Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France…
Full guide Kalambo Falls
Africa's second-highest single-drop waterfall
Wollomombi Falls
The Wollomombi Falls is a horsetail waterfall on the Wollomombi River in the New England region of New South…
Morsárfoss
Morsárfoss is a waterfall in Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. Measurements showed that one of the several…
Amicalola Falls
Tallest waterfall in Georgia and the southeastern US
Chilnualna Falls
Chilnualna Falls is a series of waterfalls totaling 690 feet , located on Chilnualna Creek in the southern…
Ryūzu Falls
Ryūzu Falls is a waterfall located upstream from the Yukawa River which makes its way into Lake Yunoko and…
Full guide Vøringsfossen
One of Norway's most celebrated national tourist route waterfalls
Edith Falls
The Edith Falls is a series of cascading waterfalls and pools on the Edith River in the Nitmiluk National…
Crypt Falls
Crypt Falls is a waterfall in southwestern Alberta in Waterton Lakes National Park. It is viewable from the…
Cascata delle Marmore
Tallest man-made waterfall in the world
Triberg Waterfalls
The Triberg Waterfalls are waterfalls near Triberg in the Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg . With a descent…
Liffey Falls
The Liffey Falls, a series of four distinct tiered–cascade waterfalls on the Liffey River, is located in the…
Wairere Falls
The North Island's tallest waterfall
San Rafael Falls
San Rafael Falls was a waterfall on the Coca River in Sucumbíos and Napo, Ecuador. Standing 131 metres high…
Bird Woman Falls
Bird Woman Falls is a 560 feet waterfall located immediately west of the continental divide in Glacier…
Pančava Waterfall
Pančava Waterfall or Pančavský Waterfall is the highest waterfall in the Czech Republic, boasting a total…
Helmcken Falls
Fourth-largest waterfall in Canada by flow
Akaka Falls
Big Island's most-visited waterfall
Caracol Falls
Rio Grande do Sul's tallest waterfall
Cascate Nardis
The Nardìs Waterfall is one of the waterfalls of Trentino in Val di Genova, a valley adjacent to Val Rendena.…
Bonita Falls
Bonita Falls are a set of waterfalls in the San Bernardino National Forest, formed by unnamed tributary to…
Powerscourt Waterfall
Ireland's tallest waterfall
Steall Falls
Scotland's second-tallest waterfall
Tad Fane Falls
Laos's tallest twin waterfall
Comet Falls
Comet Falls is a tall waterfall located on Van Trump Creek in Pierce County, Washington. The falls are…
Falls of Glomach
One of Britain tallest waterfalls
Boka Waterfall
Slovenia's tallest waterfall
Minyon Falls
The Minyon Falls is a plunge waterfall on Repentance Creek in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales…
Mae Surin Falls
Nam Tok Mae Surin, also known as Mae Surin Falls, are waterfalls in Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province. Mae…
Kegon Falls
One of Japan's three greatest waterfalls
Lisbon Falls
Tallest waterfall on South Africa's Panorama Route
Njupeskär
Njupeskär is a waterfall in the river Njupån in Fulufjället National Park, Sweden, about 2 kilometres away…
Full guide Pagsanjan Falls
Famous Apocalypse Now filming location
Full guide Montmorency Falls
30 metres taller than Niagara Falls
Berlin Falls
A signature stop on the Blyde River Canyon drive
Full guide Wli Falls
West Africa's tallest waterfall
Kmeťov
Kmeťov is glacial waterfall in the High Tatras at about 1,245 metres in Poprad District, Slovakia. At about…
Savica Waterfall
Source waterfall of Lake Bohinj most-visited valley
Huangguoshu Falls
China's largest waterfall
Union Falls
Union Falls is a fan-type waterfall on Mountain Ash Creek, a tributary of the Fall River in the Cascade…
Taughannock Falls
Taller than Niagara Falls
Shoshone Falls
Taller than Niagara Falls
Palouse Falls
Washington State's official state waterfall
Makahiku Falls
Makahiku Falls is a 200-foot horsetail waterfall in Haleakalā National Park on the island of Maui in Hawaii.…
Salto del Penitente
Uruguay's best-known waterfall, more than 60 m high
Grey Mare's Tail
One of Britain tallest waterfalls, in a classic hanging valley
Tallulah Falls
Anchor of one of the deepest gorges in the eastern US
Horseshoe Falls
Carries about 90% of the Niagara River's total flow
Toccoa Falls
Taller than Niagara Falls, on a college campus
Narada Falls
Narada Falls is a waterfall in Mount Rainier National Park, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is said to be…
Augrabies Falls
Sixth-largest waterfall by volume in the world
Van Trump Falls
Van Trump Falls is a waterfall on Van Trump Creek in Pierce County, Washington. The falls are located a short…
Hayato Great Falls
Hayato Great Falls is a waterfall on the Hayato River within the boundaries of the Tanzawa-Ōyama…