Hitchen Creek Falls

If you're passing

Is it plungeworthy?

3feet tall

A waterfall on Hitchen Creek.

Scale15/60

Documentation20/20

Character8/20

The details

Watercourse: Hitchen Creek
Coordinates: 37.39335, -96.11814

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About Hitchen Creek Falls

Hitchen Creek Falls is a 3-foot waterfall in Kansas, on Hitchen Creek.

It's fullest after rain, and flow can drop off during dry spells — plan around recent weather.

Plungeworthy rates Hitchen Creek Falls 4.3/10 — if you're passing. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.

What you'll find

One of the smallest falls in Kansas — about 3 feet, near Longton in Elk County — and mostly hidden by trees. The only documented viewpoint is from the bridge over Hitchen Creek as you drive past.

Flow is steadier than the state's spillway falls, but there's no trailhead, no parking area, and land ownership around the creek is unconfirmed. Treat it as a bridge-window glimpse.

Getting there

Road: Off Flint Road, roughly 2.6 miles northwest of it — view from the Hitchen Creek bridge
Heads up: No documented public access beyond the bridge view.

When to go

Any time for a look from the bridge; thinner in drought.

Rules & fees

Researched from 34th State Media — Kansas waterfalls. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Hitchen Creek Falls recently? Post a conditions report below.

Where it is

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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.