Waterfall Hikes in Idaho (ID)
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Idaho's waterfalls arise where high mountain ranges—the Bitterroots and Sawtooths—and their glacial cirques drop into deep river gorges and basalt canyon country across the Snake River Plain and high desert plateaus. Hikes tend toward moderate backcountry treks and creekside approaches with occasional short, family-friendly or roadside stops, and the state's distinctive contrasts between alpine, forested drainages and arid basalt canyons produce dramatic elevation drops and strongly seasonal flows. See waterfalls near major Idaho cities .
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Parks in Idaho
Flowing strongest right now in Idaho
Updated about 2 hours agoRanked by live stream-gauge flow versus each waterfall's seasonal normal.
- 1 Upper Mesa Falls Roaring · 1020 cfs 100th percentile
- 2 Lower Mesa Falls Roaring · 602 cfs 100th percentile
- 3 Fern Falls Roaring · 169 cfs 100th percentile
- 4 Elk Creek Falls Roaring · 17000 cfs 100th percentile
- 5 Shoestring Falls Roaring · 6100 cfs 100th percentile
- 6 Sheep Falls Roaring · 1170 cfs 100th percentile
Best Waterfall Hikes in Idaho
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