Stairs Falls is a waterfall on Dry Brook in Grafton County, New Hampshire, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 12 feet. It lies about 7 miles southwest of Deerfield and roughly 77.8 miles northwest of Portland as the crow flies.
At 12 feet it is on the modest side for New Hampshire, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 98th of 115. The water comes down as a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
The Northeastern Highlands are the mountains of northern New England and the Adirondacks, with spruce-fir on the summits and northern hardwood forest of maple, beech and birch below, and countless lakes and boulder-strewn brooks. Fast mountain streams drop over granite and gneiss ledges in chains of falls and pools. Dry Brook carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 80 feet.
There are 98 recorded waterfalls in Grafton County. Swiftwater Falls, a 60-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Walker Cascade, a 110-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Cloudland Falls, an 80-foot fan waterfall, is under a mile away.
Stairs Falls is located at 44.1368° N, 71.6726° 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 creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.