Waterfalls in Illinois
37 named waterfalls in 13 counties. Browse mapped locations and recorded heights. A map listing does not confirm public access or a walking route.
Visits with route details
Read the walking route, starting point and current access notes.
Sawmill Creek WaterfallOfficial parking and trail documented10 ft (3 m) · DuPage County, IL
Burden FallsResearched visit notes102 ft (31 m) · Pope County, IL
Ottawa Canyon WaterfallPublished route with matching coordinates; state park hoursLaSalle County, IL
Wildcat Canyon WaterfallMarked state park trail with stairs; 2026 trail work may limit accessLaSalle County, IL
Upper Burden FallsRoadside view from Forest Service parking lotPope County, IL
Thunder Bay FallsRoadside view inside a private community; parking permission unconfirmedJo Daviess County, IL
Ghost Dance Canyon Boulder FallsCanyon route documented; exact cascade not confirmedPope County, IL- Canyon Creek FallsPartial guide: roadside parking and unmarked footpath not confirmed by the district8 ft (2.5 m) · Cook County, IL
- Cascade FallsState park canyon loop with stairs; hunting-season closure datesLaSalle County, IL
- Jackson FallsRoute and parking documented; confirm current conditions.Pope County, IL
- Beaver FallsPartial guide: official loop to Beaver Falls; exact location match probableMadison County, IL
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway FallsRoadside view from the spillway parking area; rocky path beside cascadesJackson County, IL
- Saint Louis Canyon WaterfallOfficial trailhead and open trail; distance not publishedLaSalle County, IL
- Creek Trek WaterfallPartial guide: waterfall on official map; connector distance and exact point match unconfirmedMadison County, IL
- Boulder FallsOriginal map pin differs from trail society locationPope County, IL
- Falls-Shelter BluffPartial guide: the exact falls on the loop is not confirmedRandolph County, IL
- Dixon Springs WaterfallPartial guide: which park waterfall this is has not been confirmedPope County, IL
- East Waterfall - O TakiPaid garden entry documented; exact waterfall not confirmedWinnebago County, IL
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Recorded waterfall heights
- Burden FallsResearched visit notes102 ft (31 m) · Pope County
- Bjork's Falls98 ft (30 m) · Johnson County
- Sawmill Creek WaterfallOfficial parking and trail documented10 ft (3 m) · DuPage County
- Canyon Creek FallsPartial guide: roadside parking and unmarked footpath not confirmed by the district8 ft (2.5 m) · Cook County
- Canyon Creek Cascade3 ft (1 m) · Cook County
Waterfalls near a town
By county
Pope County 8
- Avery Hollow South FallsPope County
- Boulder FallsOriginal map pin differs from trail society locationPope County
- Burden FallsResearched visit notes102 ft (31 m) · Pope County
- Dixon Springs WaterfallPartial guide: which park waterfall this is has not been confirmedPope County
- Ghost Dance Canyon Boulder FallsCanyon route documented; exact cascade not confirmedPope County
- Jackson FallsRoute and parking documented; confirm current conditions.Pope County
- N37 24.465 W88 35.372Pope County
- Upper Burden FallsRoadside view from Forest Service parking lotPope County
Hardin County 5
LaSalle County 5
- Cascade FallsState park canyon loop with stairs; hunting-season closure datesLaSalle County
- Lake FallsLaSalle County
- Ottawa Canyon WaterfallPublished route with matching coordinates; state park hoursLaSalle County
- Saint Louis Canyon WaterfallOfficial trailhead and open trail; distance not publishedLaSalle County
- Wildcat Canyon WaterfallMarked state park trail with stairs; 2026 trail work may limit accessLaSalle County
