Angel Falls

Angel Falls is a 90-foot tiered in Maine, on Mountain Brook. 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 Angel Falls 8.7/10 — drop everything. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.

Angel Falls drops 90 feet in tiered plunges out of a narrow gap in a cliff face on Mountain Brook, deep in unorganized Township D. It's widely regarded as one of the tallest and most striking waterfalls in Maine — a single dramatic column rather than a broad cascade, framed by a natural rock amphitheater with surrounding cliffs rising to 115 feet.

The approach itself is part of the experience: a rough logging road followed by a short trail that fords the brook three or more times on stepping stones. It's remote enough to feel earned but short enough — about a mile round trip — that it isn't a backcountry commitment.

This is the kind of waterfall that punches well above its accessibility: genuinely one of New England's most photogenic falls, gated behind a working logging road that keeps crowds thinner than its reputation would suggest.

The Bemis Track access road was closed for about two years after December 2023 storm damage and has been fully rebuilt and reopened — a new bridge, 29 culverts, and hundreds of truckloads of gravel, funded by the state, Wagner Forest Management, and the Oquossoc ATV Club. It's an active logging corridor, so confirm current road status before a long drive.

Best visited spring through fall; the brook crossings get harder in high water, and the falls is most dramatic during spring snowmelt.