Waterfall Hikes Near Kansas City, KS

155,438 residents

Chicago Time Zone

1 Waterfall

within 50 miles

Kansas City, Kansas keeps one waterfall on its page. Rochester Falls asks a tenth of a mile from the car, easy grade, dog trotting along, which makes it an errand-sized outing you fold into a drive across town. Flow depends on recent rain here, so a visit after a storm beats a dozen in a dry week. When a full waterfall day is the goal, people in the metro drive southeast toward the Ozarks and out of this page's reach.

Located at 39.1235°N, -94.7443°W

Map of Waterfalls Near Kansas City

Today's Conditions

Live data from USGS gauges & National Weather Service

Water Flow

1 of 1 gauged

1 waterfall near Kansas City has live flow data today

Rochester Falls Barely Flowing

Updated about 1 hour ago via USGS

Best Day to Hike

Thursday

Partly Sunny · 75°F

Thu 75°F Partly Sunny Best

Fri 72°F Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Sat 75°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Sun 76°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny

Mon 77°F Partly Sunny

Tue 77°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wed 71°F Rain Showers Likely

Flowing best right now near Kansas City

Updated about 1 hour ago

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

1 Rochester Falls Barely Flowing · 40200 cfs 0th percentile

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🚗 Easy Waterfall Hikes Near Kansas City (1 waterfall)

Easy access waterfalls are drive-up or short-walk friendly. Perfect for families, casual visitors, or anyone who loves waterfalls but is "so-so" about hiking.