Fern Falls is a waterfall on South Fork Payette River in Boise County, Idaho, in the Idaho Batholith region. It lies about 43.3 miles northwest of Sun Valley and roughly 62.7 miles northeast of Boise as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
The Idaho Batholith is a maze of steep granite mountains and deep canyons blanketed by lodgepole and ponderosa pine and Douglas fir, with some of the largest roadless areas in the lower 48. Rivers here are wild and fast, dropping through rocky gorges. South Fork Payette River carries 4 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Boise County holds 11 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Blue Rock Falls, is about 2.7 miles away. Middle Goat Creek Falls, is about 3.1 miles away. Smith Falls, is about 3.2 miles away.
Fern Falls is located at 44.0319° N, 115.0862° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.