Spend The Day Exploring Alabama’s Tallest Falls On This Wonderful Waterfall Road Trip
Who doesn’t love waterfalls? Here in Alabama, we’re fortunate to have many wonderful waterfalls located throughout the state. While some are short and barely visible, others are quite tall. Listed below is a mapped road trip that’ll take you to five of Alabama’s tallest waterfalls. Because its length is 167 miles, and the estimated drive time is only 3 hours and 52 minutes, it can easily be driven in a single day. If you love waterfalls, you’ll most certainly want to take this unique waterfall road trip.
DeSoto Falls is located atop Lookout Mountain near the tiny town of Mentone. It plunges 104 feet into a pool of water and is one of the South's most recognizable waterfalls.
Grace's High Falls is located within North Alabama's Little River Canyon National Preserve. With a height of 133 feet, it's the state's tallest waterfall. Grace's High Falls is also considered a seasonal waterfall because it flows very little, if at all, during the summer months.
Noccalula Falls, a 90-foot-tall waterfall, is the main feature at Gadsden's Noccalula Falls Park. It's also one of Alabama's most visited natural attractions.
Peavine Falls is a 65-foot-tall, spring-fed waterfall that's tucked away inside Oak Mountain State Park, Alabama's largest state park. Its water flow depends on recent rainfall, and it can be reached via the Green Trail (a.k.a. Peavine Falls Trail).
Falling Rock Falls is a 90-foot-tall waterfall that's located within the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge. To reach it, you'll simply follow the Falling Rock Falls Trail, which is one of Alabama's easiest waterfall hikes.
Have you been to any of these waterfalls? If so, please let us know in the comments. Also, please share with us some of your favorite Alabama waterfalls.
Jennifer is the Alabama staff writer for Only In Your State and has nearly 15 years of professional writing experience. She enjoys discovering new places and currently calls North Alabama home.
