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Beaver Brook Falls (Colebrook)
Colebrook, New Hampshire
An 80-ft roadside waterfall at a 7-acre NH state wayside on Route 145 north of Colebrook.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 2
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NHCascadeBeecher Cascade
Hart's Location, New Hampshire
A stair-step cascade on Crawford Brook near Crawford Depot in Crawford Notch.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3
NHCascadeBlack Pool Falls
Lincoln, New Hampshire
A small White Mountains cascade with a brook pool at the base.
Walk: longerTrail: moderateParking: trailheadCrowd: 3
NHCascadeChampney Falls
Albany, New Hampshire
A ~3.4-mile round-trip Kancamagus waterfall on Champney Brook under Mount Chocorua, from the Champney Falls Trail on NH 112.
Walk: longerTrail: moderateParking: trailheadCrowd: 4
NHCascadeLittle Niagara Falls
Barnstead, New Hampshire
A small waterfall with informal access in Barnstead in the Lakes Region foothills.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3
NHCascadeRainbow Falls (Plymouth)
Plymouth, New Hampshire
A small cascade on a Newfound-drainage brook in Plymouth, reached by a longer local trail.
Walk: longerTrail: moderateParking: trailheadCrowd: 3
NHCascadeThirteen Falls
Lincoln, New Hampshire
A remote cascade complex on Franconia Brook deep in the Pemigewasset Wilderness.
Walk: longerTrail: very hardParking: trailheadCrowd: 3
NHCascadeThompson Falls
Pinkham's Grant, New Hampshire
A multi-drop Thompson Brook cascade reached on a ~1.2 mi out-and-back from Wildcat Ski Area.
Walk: mediumTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3
NHCascadeUpper Flume Cascade
Lincoln, New Hampshire
An upper reference point on the Flume Brook corridor at the south end of Franconia Notch in Lincoln.
Walk: mediumTrail: moderateParking: trailheadCrowd: 3
NHCascadeDiana's Baths
Conway, New Hampshire
A ~1.2 mi RT granite cascade-and-pool system on Lucy Brook in Conway, from the WMNF lot on West Side Road.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: trailheadCrowd: 4
NHCascadeGlen Ellis Falls
Pinkham's Grant, New Hampshire
A 64-ft Ellis River plunge in Pinkham Notch, ~0.3 mi RT from the signed lot on NH 16.
Walk: mediumTrail: moderateParking: trailheadCrowd: 4
NHCascadeArethusa Falls
Hart's Location, New Hampshire
Flagship long plunge in Crawford Notch State Park, reached by a ~3-mile round-trip mountain hike off US 302.
Walk: longerTrail: moderateParking: trailheadCrowd: 4
NHCascadeSabbaday Falls
Albany, New Hampshire
A classic Kanc waterfall stop — short walk from the WMNF picnic area to a multi-tier gorge cascade in Albany.
Walk: mediumTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 2
NHCascadeProfile Falls
Bristol, New Hampshire
A 40-ft curtain drop on the Smith River in Bristol — short flat trail to a USACE recreation area.
Walk: mediumTrail: easyParking: trailheadCrowd: 3
NHTieredFlume Gorge
Lincoln, New Hampshire
An iconic ticketed ~2-mile boardwalk loop through Franconia Notch's 800-ft granite gorge, climaxing at Avalanche Falls.
Walk: longerTrail: easyParking: trailheadCrowd: 4
NHCascadeUpper Ammonoosuc Falls
Carroll, New Hampshire
A polished-bedrock Ammonoosuc River cascade-and-potholes zone off Base Road in the town of Carroll.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3
NHCascadeSilver Cascade and Flume Cascade
Hart's Location, New Hampshire
Twin roadside cascades off US 302 on the east wall of Crawford Notch in Hart's Location.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offNot recommended
NHCascadeCrystal Cascade
Green's Grant, New Hampshire
An 80-ft two-tier waterfall on the Ellis River ~0.3 mi up the Tuckerman Ravine Trail from Pinkham Notch Visitor Center.
Walk: mediumTrail: easyParking: trailheadCrowd: 4
NHTieredRipley Falls
Hart's Location, New Hampshire
A tall fan-shaped waterfall on Avalanche Brook in Crawford Notch SP — ~0.6 mi up the Ethan Pond Trail.
Walk: longerTrail: moderateParking: trailheadCrowd: 3
NHCascadeNancy Cascades
Hart's Location, New Hampshire
A dramatic series of falls on Nancy Brook, ~4.8 mi RT via the Nancy Pond Trail off US 302.
Walk: longerTrail: hardParking: trailheadCrowd: 3Acworth Gorge
Acworth, New Hampshire
A small Cold River gorge cut in Acworth, best for a brief roadside look.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Alpine Cascades
Berlin, New Hampshire
A modest brook cascade near Berlin, reached by a short walk from the Route 16 corridor.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Ammonoosuc Ravine
Carroll, New Hampshire
A mountain-trail waterfall corridor on the west slope of Mount Washington, reached from Marshfield Station.
Walk: longerTrail: hardParking: trailheadCrowd: 3Amoskeag Falls
Manchester, New Hampshire
Dam-controlled Merrimack River drop in downtown Manchester; viewing-only from the Amoskeag Fishways overlook.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: confirmed / officialCrowd: 3Andrew's Brook Falls
Unity, New Hampshire
A small tiered brook drop in Unity, NH; short roadside viewing stop.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Appalachia Waterfalls
Randolph, New Hampshire
Cluster of waterfalls reached from the Appalachia Trailhead on US 2 in Randolph; trail access, not roadside.
Walk: longerTrail: moderateParking: trailheadCrowd: 3Appalachian Cascades
Pinkham Grant, New Hampshire
A small Pinkham Notch brookfall south of the AMC visitor center.
Walk: mediumTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Austin Brook Falls
Success, New Hampshire
A lesser-known tiered brook drop in the Success area of the Great North Woods.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Avalanche Falls
Lincoln, New Hampshire
The climactic ~45-foot drop inside The Flume Gorge in Franconia Notch State Park; ticketed boardwalk loop.
Walk: longerTrail: easyParking: confirmed / officialCrowd: 4Backbreaker Falls
Tamworth, New Hampshire
Tamworth-area waterfall listing. Location and public access need field verification before trip planning.
Crowd: 3Not recommendedBailey Brook Falls
Marlow, New Hampshire
A tiered Monadnock-region cascade on Bailey Brook in Marlow; short walk from the road.
Walk: mediumTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Baker River Falls
Warren, New Hampshire
A small Baker River ledge drop near Warren in western New Hampshire.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Baldwins Falls
Pittsburg, New Hampshire
A small Great North Woods cascade near Pittsburg and the Connecticut Lakes country.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Basin Trail Cascades
Bean's Purchase, New Hampshire
Cascades along the Basin Trail in the Wild River area of the Northern White Mountains.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: trailheadCrowd: 3Baston Falls
Woodstock, New Hampshire
A small Woodstock-area cascade in the Western White Mountains.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Batchelder Falls
Wilton, New Hampshire
A small roadside-accessible cascade near Wilton in the Monadnock Region.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Bath Falls
Bath, New Hampshire
A small roadside drop in the village of Bath, NH, near the covered bridge.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Bearcamp Gorge
Tamworth, New Hampshire
A quiet Bearcamp River gorge drop in Wonalancet / Tamworth on the Sandwich Range edge.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Beaver Brook Cascades
Woodstock, New Hampshire
A long rugged chain of cascades climbing Mt Moosilauke from Kinsman Notch on Route 112.
Walk: longerTrail: hardParking: trailheadCrowd: 3Beaver Brook Falls (Keene)
Keene, New Hampshire
A small cascade near Keene, distinct from the better-known Beaver Brook Falls in Colebrook.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Beede Falls
Sandwich, New Hampshire
A short-walk Sandwich Notch cascade on the Bearcamp River with a wadeable pool at the base.
Walk: mediumTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Bell's Cascade
Thornton, New Hampshire
A small brook cascade near Thornton on the western edge of the White Mountains.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Bemis Brook Falls
Hart's Location, New Hampshire
A tiered brook drop on the Bemis Brook side trail off the Arethusa Falls Trail in Crawford Notch.
Walk: mediumTrail: easyParking: trailheadCrowd: 3Bemis Falls
Hart's Location, New Hampshire
A mountain-trail cascade in the Bemis Brook set within Crawford Notch State Park.
Walk: longerTrail: moderateParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Berlin Falls
Berlin, New Hampshire
Dam-influenced Androscoggin River drop through downtown Berlin; viewing-only.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Big Dog Falls
Grantham, New Hampshire
A small local cascade near Grantham in the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee region.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Birch Island Brook Falls
Thornton, New Hampshire
A small tiered cascade near Thornton on Birch Island Brook.
Walk: mediumTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Birch Pitch
Pinkham's Grant, New Hampshire
A small, quieter cascade in the Pinkham Notch corridor.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Black Brook Falls
Benton, New Hampshire
A tiered brook cascade in Benton in the western White Mountains.
Walk: mediumTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Black Cascade
Woodstock, New Hampshire
A modest White Mountains cascade better suited to a quick scenic stop.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Blue Ravine Cascades
Benton, New Hampshire
A small set of White Mountains brook cascades.
Walk: mediumTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Boulder Falls
Thompson and Meserves Purchase, New Hampshire
A small boulder-rimmed cascade in New Hampshire.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Brickett Falls
Gorham, New Hampshire
A small New Hampshire waterfall best treated as a quick scenic stop.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Bristol Falls
Bristol, New Hampshire
A lesser-known village-edge river drop in Bristol, NH; pair with a Newfound Lake day.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Brown Brook Falls
Ellsworth, New Hampshire
A modest roadside-area cascade on Brown Brook in Ellsworth.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Bull Brook Gorge
Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire
A narrow Bull Brook gorge east of Pinkham Notch with no developed approach.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Bumpus Brook Falls
Randolph, New Hampshire
A small waterfall on Bumpus Brook on the Presidential north slope in Randolph, reached from Randolph Mountain Club trails off US 2.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Burnt Brook Falls
Bethlehem, New Hampshire
A remote waterfall with informal access on Burnt Brook on Mount Garfield's northwest slope, accessed from the Garfield Trailhead in Bethlehem.
Walk: longerTrail: moderateParking: trailheadCrowd: 3Campton Falls
Campton, New Hampshire
A low Beebe River ledge drop near the Blair Covered Bridge in Campton, viewed from the bank.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Cannibal Falls
Rumney, New Hampshire
A small unsigned cascade near Rumney, reached from a roadside brook crossing.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Canyon Fall
Randolph, New Hampshire
A small drop on Snyder Brook on the Presidential north slope in Randolph, reached from RMC trails off US 2.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Cascade Brook Falls
Pittsburg, New Hampshire
A remote Cascade Brook waterfall in Pittsburg in the Great North Woods, off the NH 3 corridor.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Cascade Falls
Bristol, New Hampshire
A modest Bristol-area cascade in the Newfound Lake watershed, from a roadside access.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Cascade Ravine
Randolph, New Hampshire
A wild Presidential north-slope ravine in Randolph, reached by the Randolph Mountain Club's Castle Ravine Trail from US 2.
Walk: longerTrail: moderateParking: trailheadCrowd: 3Cascading Falls
Warren, New Hampshire
A small cascade near Warren in the Central New Hampshire hills, paired with Cuba and Dearth Brook stops.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Centennial Pool Falls
Hart's Location, New Hampshire
A clear plunge pool on the Dry River in Hart's Location, reached from the Dry River Trail off US 302.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Chamberlain Falls
Marlow, New Hampshire
A small waterfall with informal access in Marlow in the Monadnock Region.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Chandler Brook Cascades
Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire
A small cascade with informal access on Chandler Brook between Pinkham Notch and Dolly Copp.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Chandler Fall
Randolph, New Hampshire
A small Snyder Brook waterfall on the Presidential north slope in Randolph, reached from RMC trails off US 2.
Walk: mediumTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Chandler Gorge
Bartlett, New Hampshire
A compact gorge on a south-Bartlett brook in the Mount Washington Valley, with a short approach and real drop-offs.
Walk: mediumTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Charlie's Falls
Lincoln, New Hampshire
A small side-drainage waterfall in Lincoln in the Western White Mountains.
Walk: mediumTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Chesterfield Gorge
Chesterfield, New Hampshire
A short state-wayside loop through a Wilde Brook gorge on NH 9 east of Chesterfield in the Monadnock Region.
Walk: shortTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3