There are many waterfalls in every Australian state, although the most spectacular drops are along the eastern seaboard – the Blue Mountains (NSW), Waterfall Way near Dorrigo (NSW), Lamington National Park (QLD) and Cairns region (QLD) are some of the best places to go chasing easily-accessible waterfalls.
The list below is sorted by (my subjective) rating in descending order – so highest-rated falls/swimming spots at the top!
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A small waterfall along the Nandroya Falls walking track, the photogenic Silver Creek Falls drops about 10m into a shallow pool.
- Wooroonooran National Park
- Type of waterfall: Horsetail
- Total drop: 10
- Rating: 1.5
- Ease of access: Easy/Moderate
- Trail starts from Henrietta Creek camping area off Palmerston Highway
- Bobbin Head, Ku-ring-gai Chase NP
- Type of waterfall: Cascade
- Total drop: 1
- Rating: 1.5
- Ease of access: Easy/Moderate
- Trail from end of Grosvenor St (North Wahroonga) or Bobbin Head (North Turramurra)
Situated along the Tabletop Track in LItchfield National Park just below a remote campground, Tjenya Falls is a very small cascade with multiple rockpools.
- Litchfield National Park
- Type of waterfall: Cascade
- Total drop: 2
- Rating: 1.5
- Ease of access: Moderate
- Shortest access from Wangi Falls
Turtle Falls is a small waterfall that drops into a picturesque swimming hole in Meeks Gully. The falls look best after after heavy rain.
- Blue Mountains National Park
- Type of waterfall: Cascade
- Total drop: 6
- Rating: 1.5
- Ease of access: Easy
- Firetrail from Shirlow Ave, Faulconbridge
Weeping Rock in Wentworth Falls is small waterfall formed by Jamison Creek cascading over a rock overhang.
- Blue Mountains National Park
- Type of waterfall: Block or Ledge
- Total drop: 3
- Rating: 1.5
- Ease of access: Easy
- Walking track from Wentworth Falls Picnic Area
A very small cascade, the Boarding House Dam waterfall is just below the dam.
- Watagans National Park
- Type of waterfall: Cascade
- Total drop: 2
- Rating: 1
- Ease of access: Easy
- Short walk from Boarding House Dam Picnic Area
A small cascade where the Forest Path (which follows the top of the Illawarra Escarpment) crosses Stony Creek
- Type of waterfall: Cascade
- Total drop: 3
- Rating: 1
- Ease of access: Easy/Moderate
Frasers Brook Cascades is a very small waterfall along the Cliff Connection Track, where the creek drops into a natural pool.
- Bobbin Head, Ku-ring-gai Chase NP
- Type of waterfall: Block or Ledge, Segmented
- Total drop: 1
- Rating: 1
- Ease of access: Easy/Moderate
- Frog Hollow Firetrail from end of Lister Street, North Wahroonga
A small and temporary waterfall, J.C. Slaughter Falls is located just off the Summit Track in Mt Coot-tha Reserve. You'll need to visit after heavy rain to see this waterfall in flow.
- Mt Coot-tha Reserve
- Type of waterfall: Cascade
- Total drop: 5
- Rating: 1
- Ease of access: Easy
- J.C. Slaughter Falls Picnic Area, Mount Coot-Tha
Karrilya Falls is a small cascade along the West Canungra Creek, on the West Canungra Creek Circuit bushwalk.
- Lamington National Park
- Type of waterfall: Cascade
- Total drop: 1
- Rating: 1
- Ease of access: Easy/Moderate
- Trail from carpark at end of Lamington National Park Road (Green Mountains)
A very small cascade along Hazelbrook Creek, just above Oakland Falls.
- Horseshoe Falls Reserve
- Type of waterfall: Block or Ledge
- Total drop: 2
- Rating: 1
- Ease of access: Easy
- Oaklands Road, Hazelwood
Little Falls is a small cascade along Moores Creek on the Little Digger Track, which drops into a rocky waterhole.
- Moores Creek Reserve
- Type of waterfall: Cascade
- Total drop: 2
- Rating: 1
- Ease of access: Easy
- End of Carnavon Road (East Lindfield)
The small Minerva Pool Waterfall (which doesn't officially have a name) is formed by Stokes Creek cascading into the tranquil Minerva Pool.
- Dharawal National Park
- Type of waterfall: Block or Ledge
- Total drop: 2
- Rating: 1
- Ease of access: Easy
- Trail from end of Victoria Road (Wedderburn)
Third Falls is the smallest of three waterfalls along Fourth Creek in the Morialta Conservation Park.
- Morialta Conservation Park
- Type of waterfall: Cascade
- Total drop: 6
- Rating: 1
- Ease of access: Easy
- Colonial Track from Colonial Drive
A series of small but photogenic cascades along Peppermint Creek, in the Twin Creeks Reserve.
- Twin Creeks Reserve
- Type of waterfall: Cascade
- Total drop: 3
- Rating: 1
- Ease of access: Easy/Moderate
- Trail from Mitchell Crescent
Strickland Falls is a small waterfall in the Strickland State Forest, located in a nice rainforest setting.
- Strickland State Forest
- Type of waterfall: Plunge
- Total drop: 5
- Rating: 1
- Ease of access: Easy
- Banksia Picnia Area off Strickland Forest Road
The Cascades is more of a waterhole than a waterfall, but does have a number of small cascades. Continue down Middle Harbour Creek after rain for the best cascades.
- Garigal National Park
- Type of waterfall: Cascade
- Rating: 1
- Ease of access: Easy
- Douglas St near (Acron Oval) in St Ives, Ralson Ave in Belrose or Stone Parade in Davidson
Devils Throat (part of Alcatraz Canyon) drops 15m through a shaft in the cliffs before pouring out a slot in the rocks. It's unique waterfall and swimming spot.
- Gardens of Stone SCA
- Type of waterfall: Cascade, Plunge
- Total drop: 30
- Ease of access: Moderate
- Firetrail No 2 off Glowworm Tunnel Road
Edmund Falls is a picturesque waterfall in the Gardens of Stone; it can be viewed from below and above.
- Gardens of Stone SCA
- Type of waterfall: Horsetail
- Total drop: 30
- Ease of access: Easy/Moderate
- Firetrail No 3 off Glowworm Tunnel Road
Erskine Falls, the most popular waterfall in the Otways, draws nearly half a million visitors yearly with its easy access and stunning scenery.
- Great Otway National Park
- Type of waterfall: Cascade, Plunge
- Total drop: 30
- Ease of access: Easy
- Esrkine Falls Carpark, Lorne
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