Waterfalls Near Moxie & The Forks
This is a tighter regional page for Moxie Falls trips out of The Forks and the Dead River corridor: mostly waterfalls, with one pond stop when you want a calmer swim break.
It works best for rafting weekends, cabin stays, and longer inland drives where you are already committed to this part of Maine. Use the map to see how spread out the pins are, then open each guide for land ownership, slick ledges, and when flow is too pushy to approach. For a wider western Maine waterfall set, see waterfalls and swimming holes near Rangeley.
Rank 1: Moxie Falls — Moxie Gore
Viewing only, not a swim stop
A roughly 90-foot single-drop waterfall on Moxie Stream in Moxie Gore near The Forks, Somerset County, Maine.
- Can you swim?
- No swimming. View only
- Walk
- 5-10 min one way
Rank 2: Houston Brook Falls — Pleasant Ridge
A short-trail horsetail waterfall off Route 201 near Bingham, in Pleasant Ridge Plantation.
- Can you swim?
- Swimming allowed when posted rules and staffing say it is open
- Walk
- 0-5 min
Rank 3: Moxie Pond — Moxie Gore
A long, narrow lake in Moxie Gore near The Forks, crossed by the AT at its south end. Informal access only.
- Can you swim?
- Swimming allowed when posted rules and staffing say it is open
- Walk
- 0-5 min
Rank 4: Magic Falls — Moxie Gore & West Forks
Viewing only, not a swim stop
A signature Class IV rapid in the Kennebec River Gorge below Harris Station Dam, Moxie Gore / West Forks, Maine.
- Can you swim?
- No swimming. View only
- Walk
- 0-5 min
Rank 5: Carry Brook Falls — Moxie Gore
Viewing only, not a swim stop
A tiered cascade on Carry Brook in Moxie Gore, in the Kennebec Valley near The Forks and Moxie Falls.
- Can you swim?
- No swimming. View only
- Walk
- 5-10 min one way
Rank 6: Dead Stream Falls — Moxie Gore & West Forks
Viewing only, not a swim stop
A tiered Dead Stream cascade in Moxie Gore / West Forks, in Somerset County's Upper Kennebec country.
- Can you swim?
- No swimming. View only
- Walk
- 0-5 min
Rank 7: Grand Falls — Township 3
Viewing only, not a swim stop
Lesser-known Maine Highlands cascade in the Wellington / Kingsbury area of Piscataquis County, Maine.
- Can you swim?
- No swimming. View only
- Walk
- 0-5 min