Calico Falls is a stretch of rapids on Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland, in the Northern Piedmont region. It lies about 2.9 miles west of Cabin John and roughly 6 miles west of Bethesda as the crow flies.
The Northern Piedmont is rolling upland of farmland, oak forest and suburbs from Pennsylvania to Virginia, with waterfalls at the fall line and on rocky creeks crossing diabase and gneiss.
Montgomery County holds 5 recorded rapids, and several are close by. Calico Rapids, is under a mile away. Stubblefield Falls, is under a mile away. The Spout, is about 2.7 miles away.
Calico Falls is located at 38.9703° N, 77.2120° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this rapid yet.