Updated July 2026
LaSalle Canyon Falls
A roughly 25-foot waterfall in LaSalle Canyon that visitors can walk behind, and the most likely fall at Starved Rock to hold water year-round. It sits about two trail-miles from the Visitor Center, roughly 4 miles round-trip.
Before you go
Waterfalls are hazardous by nature — wet rock, cold water, and unstable edges — and flow varies enormously with season and recent rain. Trail figures here describe the route as documented, not conditions today. Check Starved Rock State Park (Illinois DNR) for closures and current conditions, and confirm land status before setting out.
Frequently Asked Questions
LaSalle Canyon Falls drops about 25 feet. That makes it the 584th-tallest documented waterfall in this inventory, taller than roughly 16% of the falls listed here. Height comes from published land-manager and survey records, not from our own measurement.
The River Trail to LaSalle Canyon (from Visitor Center) reaches it about 4 miles (out-and-back), rated moderate. The nearest town is Oglesby. That describes the route as documented, not conditions on the day — check with Starved Rock State Park (Illinois DNR) for closures and current conditions.
Spring; most reliable year-round flow in the park. Waterfall flow swings enormously with snowmelt and recent rain, so a fall that roars in spring can be a trickle by late summer.
More Illinois waterfalls
- Burden Falls · 100 ft
- Cascade Falls (Matthiessen State Park) · 45 ft
- Ferne Clyffe Falls (Big Rocky Hollow) · 100 ft
- Ferne Clyffe Falls · 100 ft
- French Canyon Falls · 45 ft
- Jackson Falls
- Ottawa Canyon Falls · 45 ft
- St. Louis Canyon Falls · 40 ft
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