Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Hindostan Falls
If you're passing
Is it plungeworthy?
A 2-tier tiered on East Fork White River.
The details
- Tiers
- 2 drops
- Type
- Tiered
- Watercourse
- East Fork White River
- Coordinates
- 38.62308, -86.85003
About Hindostan Falls
Hindostan Falls is a tiered in Indiana, on East Fork White River. The water falls in 2 distinct tiers.
It's fullest after rain, and flow can drop off during dry spells — plan around recent weather.
Plungeworthy rates Hindostan Falls 5.2/10 — if you're passing. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.
What you'll find
Know what this listing is: Hindostan Falls is not a plunge waterfall — it's a low limestone ledge in the East Fork White River, maybe three feet at low water — and it's the site of one of Indiana's eeriest stories. The town of Hindostan, Martin County's original county seat, stood here until disease epidemics erased it by 1853.
What remains: a 134-acre public fishing area, square drill-holes in the flat riverside rock where a mill once stood, pioneer cemeteries, and a restored church nearby. You can drive onto the flat rock shelf by the river.
Come for the ghost town and the fishing, not for falling water. As a waterfall it's honest to say there isn't one.
Getting there
- Trailhead
- Hindostan Falls Public Fishing Area, State Road 550 between Shoals and Loogootee (Martin County)
- Parking
- Vehicle access onto the flat rock area by the river
- Road
- SR 550 — paved
- Heads up
- Boat ramps above and below the ledge. DNR public fishing area.
When to go
River level decides everything here — the ledge disappears entirely at high water.
Rules & fees
- Fee / pass
- Free
- Warnings
- River ledges are slick, and the current below the ledge is stronger than it looks.
Researched from Wikipedia — Hindostan Falls, Indiana · Visit Martin County — Hindostan Falls. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Hindostan Falls recently? Post a conditions report below.
Where it is
Before you go
The pin marks the feature, not a trailhead or a legal route in. Some sit on private land or need a real hike, and conditions change with season and rain. Check local access, don't trespass, and never enter water — hot or cold — where it isn't safe.
Common questions
Where is Hindostan Falls?
Hindostan Falls is a waterfall in Indiana, at 38.62308, -86.85003.
Is Hindostan Falls worth visiting?
If you're passing — Plungeworthy rates it 5.2/10.
Gear for the trip
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