Waterfalls · New Jersey
Best waterfalls in New Jersey
Mapped3 falls
Easy access2 roadside / short walk
TallestButtermilk Falls (NJ)
Max drop200 ft
New Jersey rewards a waterfall chase. We've mapped 3 of its best — 2 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 Buttermilk Falls (NJ) near Layton, dropping about 200 feet.
Buttermilk Falls (NJ)200 ft
the tallest fall in New Jersey, a staircase climb in Stokes forest.
Great Falls of the Passaic77 ft
a powerful urban fall at the heart of America’s first industrial city.
Hemlock Falls (NJ)25 ft
a small fall in the South Mountain Reservation near Newark.
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.