Waterfalls · Alabama
Best waterfalls in Alabama
Mapped6 falls
Easy access5 roadside / short walk
TallestGrace’s High Falls
Max drop133 ft
Alabama rewards a waterfall chase. We've mapped 6 of its best — 5 you can reach from the car or a short stroll (easy for the RV and family crew) and the rest worth lacing up for. The tallest here is Grace’s High Falls near Fort Payne, dropping about 133 feet.
Grace’s High Falls133 ftAlabama’s tallest, a seasonal ribbon across Little River Canyon.
DeSoto Falls104 fta tall fall above a gorge atop Lookout Mountain.
Noccalula Falls90 fta city-park plunge you can walk behind.
Little River Falls45 ftthe gateway fall of Little River Canyon.
High Falls Park35 fta 300-foot-wide fall with a natural rock bridge near Lake Guntersville.
Caney Creek Falls25 fta wide fall and swimming hole in the Bankhead forest.Flows change with the season and recent rain — many falls roar at spring snowmelt and slow by late summer. Check conditions and any permit or reservation rules before you go.