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White Mountains waterfalls

18 waterfalls we track in White Mountains, across 3 counties in New Hampshire. 5 need no hike at all, 13 require a hike. 1 is documented as dog-friendly. 2 allow swimming. The tallest here is Arethusa Falls at 140 ft.

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Arethusa Falls

Hart's Location, NH
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140 ftFee/permit not published
Beaver Brook Falls Wayside in Colebrook, NHOfficial source
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Height not publishedFee/permit not published
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Champney Falls

Albany, NH
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Height not publishedWhite Mountain National Forest parking pass required (fee site)
Crystal Cascade in Pinkham's Grant, NHOfficial source

Crystal Cascade

Pinkham's Grant, NH
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Height not publishedFee/permit not published
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Diana's Baths

Bartlett, NH
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Height not publishedYear-round fee site (self-serve pay station)
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Flume Cascade

Hart's Location, NH
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Height not publishedFee/permit not published
Flume Gorge (Avalanche Falls) in Lincoln, NHOfficial source
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45 ftEntrance fee: adults (13+) $18 online/$21 at window; children 6-12 $16 online/$19 at window; ages 5 and under free (2026 season, May-Oct)
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Georgiana Falls

Lincoln, NH
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Height not publishedFee/permit not published
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Glen Ellis Falls

Pinkham's Grant, NH
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66 ftWhite Mountain National Forest recreation fee
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Height not published$5 per vehicle day-use fee (self-serve when unstaffed)
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Height not publishedWhite Mountain National Forest day-use fee site (open mid-May to mid-October)
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Nancy Cascades

Bartlett, NH
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Height not publishedWhite Mountain National Forest fee site
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Ripley Falls

Hart's Location, NH
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Height not publishedFee/permit not published
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Rocky Gorge

Albany, NH
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Height not published$5 per vehicle per day
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Sabbaday Falls

Albany, NH
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Height not publishedWhite Mountain National Forest day-use fee, spring through fall; no fee collected in winter
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Silver Cascade

Hart's Location, NH
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Height not publishedFee/permit not published
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Thompson Falls

Jackson, NH
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Height not publishedFee/permit not published
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Zealand Falls

Twin Mountain, NH
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Height not published$5 per vehicle per day; annual passes ($30 individual / $40 household) accepted