Stepstone Falls is a 15-foot waterfall on Wood River in Kent County, Rhode Island, in the Northeastern Coastal Zone region. It lies about 5.4 miles west of West Greenwich and roughly 18.8 miles west of Warwick as the crow flies.
At 15 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 1 Rhode Island waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 1st. The tallest single drop is 5 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another.
The Northeastern Coastal Zone is a rolling, glaciated lowland of oak-pine forest, stony soils and dense settlement from Boston to Long Island Sound. Waterfalls are small, often on former mill streams over granite ledges.
It is the only recorded waterfall in Kent County. Lowden Brook Cascades, a tiered waterfall, is about 5.1 miles away across the state line in Connecticut. Shetucket Falls, a dam waterfall, is about 15 miles away across the state line in Connecticut. Quinebaug Falls, a dam waterfall, is about 15 miles away across the state line in Connecticut.
Stepstone Falls is located at 41.6122° N, 71.7602° 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.