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Rainbow Stream Falls
Millinocket, Maine
A tiered Rainbow Stream waterfall on the Appalachian Trail in the 100-Mile Wilderness, Penobscot County, Maine.
At a glance
Overview
Rainbow Stream Falls is a tiered drop on Rainbow Stream in the Millinocket / Jo-Mary country of Penobscot County, in the 100-Mile Wilderness corridor south of Baxter State Park. The Appalachian Trail follows Rainbow Stream past the falls between Pollywog Gorge and Rainbow Lake. Most visits happen as part of a through-hike, not a day trip.
- County
- Penobscot
- Region
- The Maine Highlands
- Water type
- Waterfall
- Waterfall type
- Tiered
Know before you go
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
Check posted signs and official updates before entering.
Getting there
Most visitors reach Rainbow Stream Falls as part of an Appalachian Trail trip through the 100-Mile Wilderness. The usual approaches are from the Nahmakanta or Rainbow Lake corridor, with long logging-road drives to the road-end trailheads. Plan for a multi-day backpack.
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