Top 10 Most Beautiful Waterfalls In The USA

Few views on Earth are quite as bewitching as a waterfall, our great and most liquid planet. Nothing like a river flowing from a cliff reminds you of how little you really are. We’ve got your roadmap if that’s the kind of vista you’re looking for. You may think the best waterfalls in the world are hidden in exotic places like New Zealand, Iceland, and beyond, but in truth, some of the most impressive ones are in the USA.

Whether a road trip to a new destination or an overnight hike in one of the majestic national parks of the world, there’s something about America’s most spectacular waterfalls that makes them worth the chase. Here are 10 of the most spectacular waterfalls in the USA that should certainly make your bucket list, from breathtaking chutes of water jutting from tropical cliffs to gentle tumbles down the side of a glacier.

1. Kanarra Falls, Zion National Park, Utah

The jewel of Kanarraville and the main draw for hikers is Kanarra Creek. To make its way into the valley where it irrigates the fields and gardens of local farmers and people, the creek goes off Kanarra Mountain and down through red slot canyons. Over a series of small falls, the stream flows all year long. As a favorite destination for adventure seekers, Kanarra Falls has gained popularity.

2. Gorman Falls at Colorado Bend, Texas, USA

The jewel of Kanarraville and the main draw for hikers is Kanarra Creek. To make its way into the valley where it irrigates the fields and gardens of local farmers and people, the creek goes off Kanarra Mountain and down through red slot canyons. Over a series of small falls, the stream flows all year long. As a favorite destination for adventure seekers, Kanarra Falls has gained popularity.

3. Sequoia National Park, California

In Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, experience the many beautiful waterfalls to be found. When you apply snowmelt to some of the world’s deepest natural canyons, waterfalls are the result. Mighty waterfalls. And in this national park are some of the highest waterfalls.

4. Dawn Waterfall – Clements Mountain – Montana

This pristine landscape in northern Montana has welcomed tourists for over a century, with sparkling, turquoise, and emerald lakes nestled below soaring mountain peaks, trails sculpted by ancient glaciers exposing epic viewpoints and secret waterfalls, and meadows overflowing with wildflowers.

5. Middle Falls Of Letchworth State Park, New York

Many state parks are in New York, but few are as awe-inspiring as Letchworth State Park. Letchworth State Park straddles a gorge up to 550 feet deep along the banks of the Genesee River. Although the park is said to be home to hundreds of waterfalls, the stars of the park, Upper Falls, Middle Falls, and Lower Falls, are three large falls on the Genesee River.

6. High Falls, North Carolina

Just north of Cashiers, on Lake Glenville’s northern banks, the Tuckasegee River’s West Fork pours over a 100+ foot cliff, plunging into a spectacular multi-tiered waterfall and plunging below into a boulder-filled bowl. It is one of the most spectacular falls in North Carolina and a must-see for tourists to the surrounding Highlands and Cashiers.

7. Taughannock Falls, New York

It is believed that the fall’s name originates from the Algonquian Taconic (‘in the trees’) or Taghkanic (after a Lenape chieftain killed in battle nearby). The waters of Taughannock Falls have created a 400ft deep gorge, carving through layers of limestone, sandstone, and shale that were once the bed of an ancient sea. With a 215-foot drop, this waterfall stands three stories higher than Niagara Falls.

8. Silver Falls State Park, Oregon

People call it the ‘crown jewel’ of the system of Oregon State Parks, and you know why once you visit it. The State Park of Silver Falls is the sort of outstanding scenic gem that places Oregon squarely on the national and international stage. Its elegance, boundless opportunities for leisure, and its historical presence hold it there.

9. Rainbow Falls, Watkins Glen, New York

Rainbow Falls is an extremely photogenic natural terrain and definitely the gasp-for-air of the park, weak at the knees knockout.

10. Snoqualmie Falls, Washington

One of the most popular scenic attractions in Washington state is Snoqualmie Falls. Every year, more than 1.5 million visitors come to the Falls. A two-acre park, a gift shop, an observation deck, the Salish Cabin, and the iconic 270-foot waterfall can be found at the falls.

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