9 Best Historic Waterfalls in Ohio 2026

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: Located along Tinkers Creek, just south of Bedford. Also located within Bedford Township, Original Lot 56, and the Connecticut Western Reserve. Name history: Gates Mills Falls was named for the nearby mill. Older records also call it Great Falls of Tinkers Creek and Gates Mills Falls. Visitors rate it 5.0 stars across 3 Google reviews. The nearest town is Bedford, about 0.7 miles to the north. The nearest other named waterfall is Bridal Veil Falls, about 1.1 miles to the southwest.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: Located on an unnamed stream just outside Mohican State Park in Mohican State Forest. Name history: Named for Thomas Lyons, one of the first Europeans to visit the area sometime around the beginning of the nineteenth century. Originally entered as Lyons Falls from the Raup Ohio files. Older records also call it Lyon's Falls and Lyons Falls. The nearest town is Loudonville, about 5.1 miles to the east. The nearest other named waterfall is Little Lyons Falls, about 0.2 miles to the north.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: 86 feet high. Brandywine Falls, within Cuyahoga Valley National Park, is accessed by a parking lot located on Stanford Road about 30 m (100 ft) from Brandywine Road, approximately 3.2 km (2 mi) south of State Route 82 and 1.6 km (1 mi) northwest of Olde Eight in Sagamore Hills. Name history: "The rocks at the base of this ""bridalveil"" falls were formed more than 400 million years ago. The cascades began about ten thousand years ago after the last glacial retreat." Visitors rate it 4.8 stars across 551 Google reviews. The nearest town is Boston Heights, about 1.5 miles to the southeast. The nearest other named waterfall is Buttermilk Falls, about 1.8 miles to the southwest.

Name history: Named for Samuel Dean, builder of a saw and grist mill nearby. Older records also call it Dean's Fall. The nearest town is Gates Mills, about 0.7 miles to the west. The nearest other named waterfall is Chagrin Falls, about 6.2 miles to the south.

Name history: Named for Thomas Lyons, one of the first Europeans to visit the area sometime around the beginning of the nineteenth century. The nearest town is Loudonville, about 5.2 miles to the east. The nearest other named waterfall is Big Lyons Falls, about 0.2 miles to the south.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: Located approximately 1.9 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Boston, within Boston Township, Original Lot 2, and the Connecticut Western Reserve. Visitors rate it 4.5 stars across 250 Google reviews. The nearest town is Peninsula, about 1.6 miles to the southeast. The nearest other named waterfall is Buttermilk Falls, about 0.4 miles to the northeast.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: Located in the Bedford Reservation, just north of the community of Walton Hills; within Bedford Township, Original Lot 64, and the Connecticut Western Reserve. Visitors rate it 4.8 stars across 110 Google reviews. The nearest town is Bedford, about 1.5 miles to the northeast. The nearest other named waterfall is Great Falls, about 1.1 miles to the northeast.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: Located approximately 1.6 km (1 mi) south of Boston, within Boston Township, Original Lot 1, and the Connecticut Western Reserve. Visitors rate it 4.7 stars across 82 Google reviews. The nearest town is Peninsula, about 1.7 miles to the southeast. The nearest other named waterfall is Blue Hen Falls, about 0.4 miles to the southwest.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: Located along Mill Creek within the City of Cleveland. Also located in Newburgh Township and the Connecticut Western Reserve. Visitors rate it 4.1 stars across 42 Google reviews. The nearest town is Newburgh Heights, about 2.0 miles to the west. The nearest other named waterfall is Bridal Veil Falls, about 6.4 miles to the southeast.