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Waterfalls & hot springs in Illinois

59 natural water features, ranked by our score. Top of the list: Burden Falls.

The 10 best waterfalls in Illinois →Waterfalls (19)Cascades (1)Cold & mineral springs (39)
Burden Falls
6.8/ 10
No. 0001 · ILLINOIS

Burden Falls

A horsetail on Burden Creek.

Waterfall40 ftWorth a detour
Tonti Canyon Falls
6.7/ 10
No. 0002 · ILLINOIS

Tonti Canyon Falls

A plunge on Tonti Canyon Creek.

Waterfall60 ftWorth a detour
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6.6/ 10
No. 0003 · ILLINOIS

Bailey Falls

A block on Bailey Creek.

Waterfall20 ftWorth a detour
Saint Louis Canyon Falls
6.5/ 10
No. 0004 · ILLINOIS

Saint Louis Canyon Falls

A plunge on Saint Louis Canyon Creek.

Waterfall50 ftWorth a detour
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6.5/ 10
No. 0005 · ILLINOIS

Borks Waterfall

A plunge on Regent Creek.

Waterfall50 ftWorth a detour
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6.5/ 10
No. 0006 · ILLINOIS

Falling Springs Falls

A horsetail on Falling Springs.

Waterfall50 ftWorth a detour
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6.5/ 10
No. 0007 · ILLINOIS

Happy Hollow Falls

A plunge on Happy Hollow Creek.

Waterfall50 ftWorth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0008 · ILLINOIS

Mineral Springs

A named spring in Whiteside County.

Cold & mineral spring623 ft elev.Worth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0009 · ILLINOIS

Peoria Mineral Springs

A named spring in Peoria County.

Cold & mineral spring545 ft elev.Worth a detour
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6.2/ 10
No. 0010 · ILLINOIS

White Sulphur Spring

A named spring in Lake County.

Cold & mineral spring659 ft elev.Worth a detour
Chicago Falls
4.7/ 10
No. 0011 · ILLINOIS

Chicago Falls

A 2-tier tiered on La Salle Canyon Creek.

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4.7/ 10
No. 0012 · ILLINOIS

Homan Falls

A 2-tier tiered on Homan Creek.

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4.6/ 10
No. 0013 · ILLINOIS

Anderson Spring

A named spring in Pike County.

Cold & mineral spring443 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0014 · ILLINOIS

Brookfield Spring

A named spring in LaSalle County.

Cold & mineral spring509 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0015 · ILLINOIS

Caley Spring

A named spring in Pope County.

Cold & mineral spring377 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0016 · ILLINOIS

Calumet Springs

A named spring in Hancock County.

Cold & mineral spring486 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0017 · ILLINOIS

Casey Spring

A named spring in Johnson County.

Cold & mineral spring430 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0018 · ILLINOIS

Cave Spring

A named spring in Calhoun County.

Cold & mineral spring535 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0019 · ILLINOIS

Cave Spring

A named spring in Calhoun County.

Cold & mineral spring531 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0020 · ILLINOIS

Clary Spring

A named spring in Jersey County.

Cold & mineral spring499 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0021 · ILLINOIS

Cole Spring

A named spring in Adams County.

Cold & mineral spring554 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0022 · ILLINOIS

Decker Spring

A named spring in Hardin County.

Cold & mineral spring446 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0023 · ILLINOIS

Dixon Springs

A named spring in Pope County.

Cold & mineral spring440 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0024 · ILLINOIS

Dodson Spring

A named spring in Greene County.

Cold & mineral spring469 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0025 · ILLINOIS

Duncan Spring

A named spring in Morgan County.

Cold & mineral spring515 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0026 · ILLINOIS

Gold Spring

A named spring in Logan County.

Cold & mineral spring594 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0027 · ILLINOIS

Hulland Spring

A named spring in Winnebago County.

Cold & mineral spring794 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0028 · ILLINOIS

Jennings Spring

A named spring in Pike County.

Cold & mineral spring630 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0029 · ILLINOIS

John Dunham Spring

A named spring in Jersey County.

Cold & mineral spring489 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0030 · ILLINOIS

Mill Spring

A named spring in Massac County.

Cold & mineral spring381 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0031 · ILLINOIS

Old Settlers Spring

A named spring in Greene County.

Cold & mineral spring479 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0032 · ILLINOIS

Perkins Spring

A named spring in Alexander County.

Cold & mineral spring364 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0033 · ILLINOIS

Revis Spring

A named spring in Mason County.

Cold & mineral spring525 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0034 · ILLINOIS

Roaring Spring

A named spring in Union County.

Cold & mineral spring440 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0035 · ILLINOIS

Rock Spring

A named spring in Macon County.

Cold & mineral spring614 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0036 · ILLINOIS

Round Spring

A named spring in Hardin County.

Cold & mineral spring328 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0037 · ILLINOIS

Salt Spring

A named spring in Calhoun County.

Cold & mineral spring512 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0038 · ILLINOIS

Shoemaker Spring

A named spring in Johnson County.

Cold & mineral spring433 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0039 · ILLINOIS

Siloam Springs

A named spring in Brown County.

Cold & mineral spring633 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0040 · ILLINOIS

Stiver Springs

A named spring in Lawrence County.

Cold & mineral spring502 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0041 · ILLINOIS

Terry Spring

A named spring in Monroe County.

Cold & mineral spring443 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0042 · ILLINOIS

Twin Springs

A named spring in Jersey County.

Cold & mineral spring430 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0043 · ILLINOIS

Versailles Springs

A named spring in Brown County.

Cold & mineral spring505 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0044 · ILLINOIS

Vishnu Springs

A named spring in McDonough County.

Cold & mineral spring594 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0045 · ILLINOIS

Wand Spring

A named spring in Adams County.

Cold & mineral spring535 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0046 · ILLINOIS

Watson Springs

A named spring in Clinton County.

Cold & mineral spring466 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0047 · ILLINOIS

Weber Spring

A named spring in Pike County.

Cold & mineral spring561 ft elev.If you're passing
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4.6/ 10
No. 0048 · ILLINOIS

Winegar Spring

A named spring in Pike County.

Cold & mineral spring440 ft elev.If you're passing
Giants Bathtub Falls
4.2/ 10
No. 0049 · ILLINOIS

Giants Bathtub Falls

A 2-tier tiered on Deer Park Creek.

WaterfallIf you're passing
Horseshoe Falls
4.2/ 10
No. 0050 · ILLINOIS

Horseshoe Falls

A 2-tier tiered.

WaterfallIf you're passing
Great Falls of the Illinois River
4.1/ 10
No. 0051 · ILLINOIS

Great Falls of the Illinois River

A dam on Illinois River.

WaterfallIf you're passing
Aurora Canyon Falls
3.6/ 10
No. 0052 · ILLINOIS

Aurora Canyon Falls

A cascade.

CascadeOne for the list
Lake Falls
3.6/ 10
No. 0053 · ILLINOIS

Lake Falls

A plunge.

WaterfallOne for the list
Owl Canyon Falls
3.6/ 10
No. 0054 · ILLINOIS

Owl Canyon Falls

A plunge.

WaterfallOne for the list
Wildcat Canyon Falls
3.6/ 10
No. 0055 · ILLINOIS

Wildcat Canyon Falls

A plunge on Wildcat Canyon Creek.

WaterfallOne for the list
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3.6/ 10
No. 0056 · ILLINOIS

Cedar Falls

A plunge.

WaterfallOne for the list
Canyon Creek Falls
3/ 10
No. 0057 · ILLINOIS

Canyon Creek Falls

A waterfall on East Branch Canyon Creek.

WaterfallOne for the list
Hennepin Canyon Falls
3/ 10
No. 0058 · ILLINOIS

Hennepin Canyon Falls

A waterfall on Hennepin Canyon Creek.

WaterfallOne for the list
Ottawa Canyon Falls
3/ 10
No. 0059 · ILLINOIS

Ottawa Canyon Falls

A waterfall on Ottawa Canyon Creek.

WaterfallOne for the list

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