Waterfall Hikes Near West Lafayette, IN

44,861 residents

Indiana/Indianapolis Time Zone

2 Waterfalls

within 50 miles

West Lafayette students ask about waterfalls more often than the surrounding prairie can answer. The page holds two, Vermillion Falls and Groundhog Falls, with nothing solid in our records for either, so check them before making plans. The counties southwest of town carve the only real ravines in this corner of Indiana, and after snowmelt or a spring soaker the little creeks along the Wabash bluffs do their best work. Late summer they mostly go quiet.

Located at 40.4432°N, -86.9238°W

Map of Waterfalls Near West Lafayette

Today's Conditions

Live data from USGS gauges & National Weather Service

Water Flow

2 of 2 gauged

2 waterfalls near West Lafayette have live flow data today

Groundhog Falls Barely Flowing Vermillion Falls Barely Flowing

Updated about 2 hours ago via USGS

Best Day to Hike

Labor Day

Sunny · 82°F

Aft 94°F Sunny

Sat 90°F Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Sun 82°F Mostly Sunny

Lab 82°F Sunny Best

Tue 86°F Mostly Sunny

Wed 92°F Mostly Sunny

Thu 86°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Flowing best right now near West Lafayette

Updated about 2 hours ago

Ranked by live stream-gauge flow versus each waterfall's seasonal normal.

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