Waterfall Hikes in Ontario (ON)

27 Parks
41 Major Cities
331 Waterfalls

to explore

Ontario is home to 331 waterfall hikes. See waterfalls near major Ontario cities .

Popular Difficulties

Unknown: 133 trails
Easy: 74 trails
Moderate: 61 trails

Trail Types

Loop: 21 trails
Out And Back: 143 trails
Unknown: 167 trails

Featured Parks

Quetico Provincial Park
Missinaibi Provincial Park
Short Hills Provincial Park

Parks in Ontario

Canyon Falls, Quetico Provincial Park

Ontario

18 Waterfalls

1.5 Total Trail Miles

Kettle Falls, Missinaibi Provincial Park

Ontario

10 Waterfalls

12.4 Total Trail Miles

Scout Falls, Short Hills Provincial Park

Ontario

7 Waterfalls

13.6 Total Trail Miles

Helen Falls, Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park

Ontario

6 Waterfalls

0.0 Total Trail Miles

Snake Falls, Albany River Provincial Park

Ontario

5 Waterfalls

0.0 Total Trail Miles

Provoking Falls, Algonquin Provincial Park

Ontario

5 Waterfalls

5.5 Total Trail Miles

Granite Falls, Wabakimi Provincial Park

Ontario

4 Waterfalls

0.0 Total Trail Miles

Sand River Falls, Lake Superior Provincial Park

Ontario

4 Waterfalls

9.9 Total Trail Miles

Hook Falls, Pukaskwa National Park

Ontario

4 Waterfalls

23.9 Total Trail Miles

Washboard Falls, Dundas Valley Conservation Area

Ontario

4 Waterfalls

2.9 Total Trail Miles

Kettle Falls, Sturgeon River Provincial Park

Ontario

4 Waterfalls

0.1 Total Trail Miles

High Falls, Kap-Kig-Iwan Provincial Park

Ontario

3 Waterfalls

4.0 Total Trail Miles

Vinemount East Falls, Winona

Ontario

3 Waterfalls

0.0 Total Trail Miles

Scenic Falls, Iroquoia Heights

Ontario

3 Waterfalls

5.6 Total Trail Miles

Canyon Falls, Little Current River Provincial Park

Ontario

3 Waterfalls

0.0 Total Trail Miles

Ontario

2 Waterfalls

0.0 Total Trail Miles

Rockway Falls, Rockway Conservation Area

Ontario

2 Waterfalls

1.3 Total Trail Miles

Cypress Falls, Groundhog River Waterway Provincial Park

Ontario

2 Waterfalls

0.0 Total Trail Miles

Amy Falls, Ogoki River Provincial Park

Ontario

2 Waterfalls

0.0 Total Trail Miles

Ontario

2 Waterfalls

9.3 Total Trail Miles

Kakabeka Falls, Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park

Ontario

2 Waterfalls

3.08 Total Trail Miles

Tew's Falls, Spencer Gorge

Ontario

2 Waterfalls

3.4 Total Trail Miles

Egan Chute, Egan Chutes Provincial Park

Ontario

2 Waterfalls

5.6 Total Trail Miles

Devil's Punchbowl Falls, Devil's Punch Bowl Conservation Area

Ontario

2 Waterfalls

0.7 Total Trail Miles

Felker's Falls, Felker's Falls

Ontario

2 Waterfalls

0.4 Total Trail Miles

Recollet Falls, French River Provincial Park

Ontario

2 Waterfalls

1.9 Total Trail Miles

Ritchie Falls, River Aux Sables Provincial Park

Ontario

2 Waterfalls

3.3 Total Trail Miles

Flowing strongest right now in Ontario

Updated about 5 hours ago

Ranked by live stream-gauge flow versus each waterfall's seasonal normal.

  1. 1 Depot Creek Falls Roaring · 1.9 m³/s 100th percentile
  2. 2 Hog's Back Falls Roaring · 31 m³/s 100th percentile
  3. 3 Cataract Falls Roaring · 3.4 m³/s 100th percentile
  4. 4 Rideau Falls Roaring · 31 m³/s 100th percentile
  5. 5 Bridal Veil Falls Roaring · 0.5 m³/s 100th percentile
  6. 6 Terra Cotta Falls Roaring · 5.2 m³/s 100th percentile

Best Waterfall Hikes in Ontario

Our top picks based on trail quality and scenic value.

Hook Falls waterfall

Hook Falls

In Pukaskwa National Park
Ontario
Hard
20.8 km 493 m
Chigamiwinigum Falls waterfall

Chigamiwinigum Falls

In Pukaskwa National Park
Ontario
Moderate
17.7 km 250 m
Chedoke Falls waterfall

Chedoke Falls

Ontario
Moderate
11.0 km 177 m
Pancake Falls waterfall

Pancake Falls

Ontario
Moderate
10.6 km 207 m
Mohawk Cascade waterfall

Mohawk Cascade

In Iroquoia Heights
Ontario
Moderate
7.4 km 121 m
Swayze Falls waterfall

Swayze Falls

54.4 km away
In Short Hills Provincial Park
Ontario
Moderate
6.6 km 104 m

All Waterfall Hikes in Ontario

Grand Cascade waterfall

Grand Cascade

80.2 km away
Ontario
Easy
Unknown Unknown
Granite Falls waterfall

Granite Falls

4.6 km away
In Wabakimi Provincial Park
Ontario
Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Gut falls waterfall

Gut falls

68 km away
Ontario
Moderate
5.3 km 185 m
Hannon Cascade waterfall

Hannon Cascade

2.1 km away
Ontario
Drive Up
0.2 km Unknown
Healey Falls waterfall

Healey Falls

43.9 km away
Ontario
Easy
3.9 km 66 m
Helen Falls waterfall

Helen Falls

1.7 km away
In Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park
Ontario
Hard
Unknown Unknown

Hell's Gate

47.3 km away
In Kap-Kig-Iwan Provincial Park
Ontario
Moderate
3.2 km 79 m
High Falls waterfall

High Falls

10.3 km away
Ontario
Drive Up
0.2 km Unknown

High Falls

Ontario
Unknown
Unknown Unknown
High Falls waterfall

High Falls

In Algonquin Provincial Park
Ontario
Moderate
Unknown Unknown
High Falls waterfall

High Falls

9 km away
Ontario
Drive Up
0.2 km Unknown

High Falls

0 km away
Ontario
Easy
1.1 km 41 m
High Falls waterfall

High Falls

In Algonquin Provincial Park
Ontario
Moderate
4.0 km Unknown
High Falls waterfall

High Falls

1 km away
In Kap-Kig-Iwan Provincial Park
Ontario
Easy
0.6 km Unknown

High Falls

52.5 km away
Ontario
Unknown
Unknown Unknown

High Falls

40.1 km away
Ontario
Unknown
Unknown Unknown
High Falls waterfall

High Falls

35.5 km away
Ontario
Moderate
1.9 km Unknown
Hilton Falls waterfall

Hilton Falls

38.5 km away
Ontario
Easy
1.0 km 46 m
Hog's Back Falls waterfall

Hog's Back Falls

79.2 km away
Ontario
Easy
1.4 km 30 m
Hoggs Falls waterfall

Hoggs Falls

59.6 km away
Ontario
Easy
0.5 km 8 m

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Major Cities in Ontario

Waterfall Hikes Near Toronto

5.2 M residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Ottawa

1.1 M residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Hamilton

721.1 K residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Oshawa

451 K residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Kitchener

417 K residents

Waterfall Hikes Near London

346.8 K residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Barrie

182 K residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Sudbury

157.9 K residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Sarnia

144.2 K residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Kingston

114.2 K residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Thunder Bay

99.3 K residents

Waterfall Hikes Near Peterborough

83.6 K residents

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