Waterfall Hikes Near West Lafayette, IN

44,861 residents

Indiana/Indianapolis Time Zone

2 Waterfalls

within 50 miles

West Lafayette students ask about waterfalls more often than the surrounding prairie can answer. The page holds two, Vermillion Falls and Groundhog Falls, with nothing solid in our records for either, so check them before making plans. The counties southwest of town carve the only real ravines in this corner of Indiana, and after snowmelt or a spring soaker the little creeks along the Wabash bluffs do their best work. Late summer they mostly go quiet.

Located at 40.4432°N, -86.9238°W

Map of Waterfalls Near West Lafayette

Today's Conditions

Live data from USGS gauges & National Weather Service

Water Flow

2 of 2 gauged

2 waterfalls near West Lafayette have live flow data today

Groundhog Falls Low Vermillion Falls Low

Updated about 1 hour ago via USGS

Best Day to Hike

This Afternoon

Sunny · 72°F

Aft 72°F Sunny Best

Sun 73°F Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny

Mon 75°F Patchy Fog then Sunny

Tue 76°F Mostly Sunny

Wed 74°F Chance Rain Showers

Thu 75°F Chance Rain Showers

Fri 73°F Chance Rain Showers

Flowing best right now near West Lafayette

Updated about 6 hours ago

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

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