Hidden waterfalls in Jamaica

35 waterfalls across 11 parishes, each tagged by how easy it is to reach, from easy access to hidden gems that need a guide. Rivers and caves can flood fast after rain, so check the weather first.

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St. Andrew

• Cane River Falls Off the beaten path
  A waterfall and river at Nine Miles, Bull Bay, about 30 to 40 minutes from Kingston. The approach has many steps and a cave-like opening.
• Falling Edge Falls Hidden gem
  Also called Bowden Hill Falls, near Stony Hill. Park near Bowden Hill Primary School and walk about 10 to 15 minutes on the path to the…
• Cascade Falls Hidden gem
  Hidden waterfall reached by a short but steep forest hike in the Blue Mountains, with another route of about an hour from Holywell. Stones…
• Penfield Falls Off the beaten path
  Small, unnamed cascades on the Hope River in the Penfield district of Gordon Town, with a deep, clean swimming hole. A free community…
• C-Pond Waterfall Hidden gem
  A twin waterfall with a deep, very cold pool in the Sugar Loaf district of Gordon Town, less than an hour from Kingston. Park at the small…
• Pretty Close 876 Off the beaten path
  A riverside restaurant in Gordon Town, roughly 15 minutes from Kingston, that marks the start of a trail to several waterfalls along the…

St. Thomas

• Gutter Head Falls Hidden gem
  A waterfall tucked into the hills of Gutter Head in St. Thomas, hidden by dense vegetation and rarely visited. Visitors describe shifting…
• Roselle Falls Easy access
  A small waterfall right beside the coastal road between Morant Bay and Bath, in White Horses, with a beach just across the road. An easy…
• Joy Falls Hidden gem
  A waterfall near Wheelerfield in far east St. Thomas, listed as a hiking area. A visitor calls it one of the best waterfalls they have seen…
• Grandpa Falls Hidden gem
  A quiet waterfall, also called Grampa Falls or Coley River Waterfall, with river pools in the green hills of Trinityville, St. Thomas, away…
• Reggae Falls Hidden gem
  Wide, quiet cascades near Seaforth that most visitors skip. Go in dry weather and ask locals about the best path.

Portland

• Somerset Falls Easy access
  A garden-setting falls park on the Daniel's River near Hope Bay, east of Port Antonio. A short boat ride leads to the main falls and the…
• Fish Dunn Falls Off the beaten path
  A waterfall with several cascades and clean water in the Silver Hill district of Mulleth Hall, listed by Google as a nature preserve.…
• Springhill Falls Hidden gem
  A little-known waterfall in the Mulleth Hall area, about 3 km north of Cascade Falls. A few visitors have rated it a perfect 5, and Google…
• Marley Falls Hidden gem
  A waterfall in the Albany area of Portland, away from the Port Antonio crowds. Reports describe a mild to moderate walk in, and local…
• Nanny Falls Hidden gem
  A waterfall and swimming hole above Moore Town, a Maroon community, reached by an uphill walk of about 30 minutes through ferns and giant…
• Reach Falls Off the beaten path
  Clear pools and small caves near Manchioneal on the quiet east coast. Fewer crowds than Ocho Rios falls.
• Nonsuch Falls Hidden gem
  A towering waterfall in the small rural community of Nonsuch, in the hills of Portland. One travel blogger reports a drop of about 291 ft…

St. Mary

• Kwame Falls Hidden gem
  A free, little-known river and waterfall near Robins Bay, named for Kwame, a warrior who fought alongside Tacky in 1760. It is reached by a…
• Tacky Falls Hidden gem
  A little-known waterfall in the hills of St. Mary, close to the Robins Bay and Free Hill area. Very little is published about it, which is…

St. Ann

• Konoko Falls Easy access
  Climbable falls with botanical gardens and a Taino museum in the hills above Ocho Rios, at 1 Mahoe Falls Road. Quieter than Dunn's River…
• Blue Heaven Hidden gem
  A waterfall and river about 20 to 30 minutes outside Ocho Rios toward St. Ann's Bay, reached by a dirt trail through dense vegetation with…
• Dunn’s River Falls Easy access
  Jamaica’s most famous waterfall, near Ocho Rios, where guided groups climb tiers of rock beside the sea. A state-run park with facilities…
• Little Dunn’s River Falls Off the beaten path
  A smaller, quieter set of cascades just west of famous Dunn’s River Falls near Ocho Rios. The stream runs straight onto a small beach, so…
• Blue Hole (Ocho Rios) Easy access
  Turquoise river pools and small falls in the hills above Ocho Rios, on the White River. Google lists it as Island Gully Falls (about 4.7…

Hanover

• Kappa Falls Bar & Grill Off the beaten path
  A bar and grill by a waterfall in the hills of Hanover, roughly 6 to 7 km inland from Lucea. I could not find published details about it,…
• Discovery Falls Off the beaten path
  A secluded mountain setting with lagoons and a zipline near Silver Spring, about 15 minutes outside Negril.

Westmoreland

• Abeokuta Paradise Nature Park Hidden gem
  A small nature park in Dean's Valley with waterfalls and a historic mineral swimming pool.
• Mayfield Falls Easy access
  A string of about 21 small cascades along the Mayfield River in Glenbrook, Westmoreland. You wade up the river, which makes it friendly for…
• Benta River Falls Off the beaten path
  A family-run property with a river and seven small waterfalls under tall bamboo. Google lists it in Pennycooke, the same area as Mayfield…

St. Elizabeth

• Breadnut Valley Falls Hidden gem
  A river and waterfall near Maggotty, reached by a dirt track from the Maggotty hydroelectric station sign to the river clearing.
• YS Falls Easy access
  A series of waterfalls in St. Elizabeth, in the quieter south‑west and far from Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, and Kingston. A developed,…

Manchester

• Christiana Blue Hole Hidden gem
  Also called Christiana Bottom Blue Hole. A local pool with a small waterfall, reached by walking the riverbed and forest, near Christiana…

Clarendon

• Brae Head Falls Hidden gem
  A little-known waterfall near Crooked River in north Clarendon. Only a handful of visitors have rated it, all very high, and one calls it a…

St. Catherine

• Cudjoe River / Mountain River Cave Falls Hidden gem
  A small waterfall near Mountain River Cave in St. Catherine that few visitors know. Visitors say it can dry up in the dry season, so check…