Best waterfalls in Maine
Maine’s falls run remote and woodsy — the long ledges of Step Falls, Grafton Notch’s roadside Screw Auger, and the slate gorge of Gulf Hagas, the "Grand Canyon of Maine." Spring melt is biggest; summer adds swimming holes. The best ones often take a real walk into the western mountains.
a long ledge-and-pool cascade near Grafton Notch.
one of New England’s tallest, in Maine’s rafting country.
one of Maine’s tallest, in the remote western mountains.
a pair of dramatic falls along the Appalachian Trail.
a multi-tier fall with swimming holes, a roadside picnic favorite.
a pretty plunge near the Kennebec, a quick roadside-ish stop.
a slate-walled gorge of waterfalls, the "Grand Canyon of Maine".
a gorge-carving fall right off the road in Grafton Notch.
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.