10 Best Historic Waterfalls in Alaska 2026

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: Near the S shore of Iliuk Arm, Naknek Bay, on the outlet of Lake Brooks, in Katmai National Monument, NW on Mount Katmai, Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Range. Name history: Named in 1919 by R. F. Griggs of the National Geographic Society for Alfred Hulse Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). See Brooks Range. Older records also call it Salmon Falls and Ketivik Falls. Visitors rate it 4.8 stars across 21 Google reviews. The nearest town is Dillingham, about 101 miles to the west. The nearest other named waterfall is Wolverine Falls, about 38.4 miles to the east.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: in Barrier Range, on Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 8 mi. S of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range. Name history: "Named in 1916 by R. F. Griggs, National Geographic Society, ""for B. B. Fulton, entomologist of the 1915 National Geographic Society Katmai expedition.""" Older records also call it Fultons Fall and Fulton Falls. The nearest town is Kodiak Station, about 91 miles to the east. The nearest other named waterfall is Wolverine Falls, about 29.7 miles to the north.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: just above Last Chance Basin, 1 mi. W of Juneau, Coast Mts. Name history: Named for William Ebner, 1853-1938, a mining operator from Wisconsin who organized the Ebner Gold Mining Co. with a stamping mill near the falls about 1896. In 1908 he sold the property and left Juneau. Big Falls was the early miners' name for these falls. The present name was not used until about 1900 (DeArmond, 1957, p. 17). Older records also call it Big Falls. Visitors rate it 4.8 stars across 6 Google reviews. The nearest town is Juneau, about 1.7 miles to the southwest. The nearest other named waterfall is Alaska Chief Falls, about 1.4 miles to the east.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: on Grindstone Creek, 11 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts. Name history: Local name mentioned by DeArmond (1957, p. 23). Older records also call it Granite Falls. The nearest town is Juneau, about 8.5 miles to the northwest. The nearest other named waterfall is Lost Rocker Falls, about 4.2 miles to the northwest.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: N of Iliamna Lake on Newhalen River, 4 mi. NW of Iliamna, Alaska Range. Name history: "Named published as ""Petroff Falls"" by Osgood (1904, P. 11-12), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)." Older records also call it Petroff Falls. The nearest town is Anchor Point, about 108 miles to the east.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: on Thunder Bird Creek, 0.4 mi. S of its junction with Eklutna River, 4.7 mi. NE of Birchwood and 24 mi. NE of Anchorage, Cooke Inlet Low. Name history: Local name reported in 1942 by Army Map Service (AMS). Visitors rate it 4.6 stars across 26 Google reviews. The nearest town is Knik-Fairview, about 9.4 miles to the northwest. The nearest other named waterfall is Rotary Falls, about 19.4 miles to the north.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: 1.9 mi. W of Twin Sewey Peaks and 1.5 mi. NE of Slagway, Coast Mts. Name history: Local name obtained by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field personnel and published on Federal maps since 1950. Visitors rate it 4.8 stars across 25 Google reviews. The nearest town is Haines, about 18 miles to the south. The nearest other named waterfall is Pitchfork Falls, about 5.1 miles to the northeast.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: on Liberty Creek 1.2 mi. S of its mouth, on Copper River, 66 mi. NE. of Valdez, Copper River Basin. Name history: Local name published in the 1950's by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Visitors rate it 5.0 stars across 18 Google reviews. The nearest town is Valdez, about 69 miles to the southwest. The nearest other named waterfall is Cheshnina Falls, about 21.6 miles to the northeast.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: on Cross Bay Creek near its mouth on Gastineau Channel, 2.8 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts. Name history: Local name published in 1962 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Visitors rate it 4.7 stars across 3 Google reviews. The nearest town is Juneau, about 3.0 miles to the northwest. The nearest other named waterfall is Lost Rocker Falls, about 1.5 miles to the southeast.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: between Hidden Falls Lake and Kasnyku Bay, on NE coast of Baranof I.,. Name history: "Descriptive name given in 1923 byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)""so called because they are not seen until the upper end of the small lagoon at the head of Kasnyku Bay is reached.""" Visitors rate it 5.0 stars across 1 Google review. The nearest town is Sitka, about 21 miles to the southwest. The nearest other named waterfall is Kasnyku Falls, about 2.3 miles to the southeast.