Slide Waterfalls in the United States
145 slide waterfalls across the United States. The water glides down a smooth, sloping rock face. All waterfalls.
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- Alabama 97
- Arizona 66
- Arkansas 280
- California 1,039
- Colorado 345
- Connecticut 79
- Florida 3
- Georgia 298
- Idaho 249
- Illinois 20
- Indiana 24
- Iowa 8
- Kansas 24
- Kentucky 65
- Louisiana 6
- Maine 175
- Maryland 13
- Massachusetts 37
- Michigan 294
- Minnesota 43
- Mississippi 8
- Missouri 11
- Montana 252
- Nebraska 14
- Nevada 25
- New Hampshire 264
- New Jersey 5
- New Mexico 20
- New York 879
- North Carolina 495
- North Dakota 1
- Ohio 26
- Oklahoma 30
- Oregon 1,342
- Pennsylvania 274
- Rhode Island 5
- South Carolina 22
- South Dakota 10
- Tennessee 427
- Texas 71
- Utah 76
- Vermont 229
- Virginia 127
- Washington 2,596
- West Virginia 13
- Wisconsin 83
- Wyoming 267
- Tallest drop 505 ft
- On Otter Creek
- 15 mi from Tanner
- On Depot Creek
- 39 mi from Peaceful Valley
- On Cheyenne Creek
- 5 mi from Manitou Springs
- On South Fork Skykomish River
- 8 mi from Gold Bar
- Tallest drop 72 ft · 2 drops
- On Buttermilk Creek
- 2 mi from South Hill
- On Merced River
- 2 mi from Yosemite Valley
- On Gibbon River
- 23 mi from West Yellowstone
- On Lupine Creek
- 30 mi from West Yellowstone
- On New Years Creek
- Under 1 mi from Blowing Rock
- On Big Elkin Creek
- 4 mi from Elkin
- On West Prong Hickey Fork
- 13 mi from Tusculum
- On North Silver Creek
- 8 mi from Lyons
- 2 drops
- On Au Train River
- 11 mi from Munising
- On Looking Glass Creek
- 6 mi from Brevard
- On Oak Creek
- 5 mi from Sedona
- On Chattooga River
- 16 mi from Cullowhee
- 5 mi from Yosemite Valley
- On Mink Creek
- 27 mi from Hamilton
- On Bear Creek
- 15 mi from Tanner
- 26 mi from Dolgeville
- On Toms Branch
- 5 mi from Fairview
- On outlet of Our Lake
- 29 mi from Choteau
What is a slide waterfall?
A slide waterfall glides down a smooth, sloping rock face without breaking into white water, more like a chute than a fall. Slides form on hard, polished stone, typically granite or sandstone worn flat by ice or by the river itself, at an angle too shallow for a plunge. North Carolina has the most slides in the catalogue, followed by Washington, and many of them are the swimming spots that give the type its reputation. Otter Falls and Chain Cascade in Washington and Depot Creek Falls are the tallest listed. Slides are the type most often described in reviews as a place to swim, so read the visitor notes on each page before you go: the same smooth rock that makes a slide is slippery when wet.
Tallest slide waterfalls
- Otter Falls1,200 ftKing County, Washington
- Chain Cascade1,150 ftMariposa County, California
- Depot Creek Falls948 ftWhatcom County, Washington
- Mink Creek Falls900 ftRavalli County, Montana
- Bear Creek Falls620 ftKing County, Washington