Oxford County, Maine
Waterfalls Near Fryeburg, ME
Fryeburg has 28 named waterfalls within 30 miles, 1 of them inside 10 miles. The nearest is Swans Falls, 1.5 miles north of town. Glen Ellis Falls earns the best visitor rating nearby (4.9 stars from 240 Google reviews). The list includes falls across the line in New Hampshire.
Distances are straight-line from the town center. Driving routes are longer.
Best Waterfalls Near Fryeburg at a Glance
28 Waterfalls Near Fryeburg, Ranked by Distance
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Swans Falls
Swans Falls is the closest named waterfall to Fryeburg, 1.5 miles to the north in Oxford County. It ranks 11th for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg.
- Rating
- 4.7 (9 Google reviews)
- Address
- Fryeburg, ME 04037
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Thompson Falls
Thompson Falls lies 10 miles west of Fryeburg in Carroll County, number 2 of 28 by distance. It ranks 8th for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. Its own nearest town is North Conway.
- Rating
- 4.6 (14 Google reviews)
- Address
- Hales Location, NH 03812
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Great Falls
Great Falls lies 15 miles southeast of Fryeburg in Oxford County, number 3 of 28 by distance. It ranks 9th for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. Its own nearest town is Hiram.
- Rating
- 3.5 (11 Google reviews)
- Address
- Baldwin, ME 04041
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Kezar Falls
Kezar Falls lies 15 miles northeast of Fryeburg in Oxford County, number 4 of 28 by distance. It ranks 7th for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. Its own nearest town is Lovell.
- Rating
- 4.8 (18 Google reviews)
- Address
- Lovell, ME 04051
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Brickett Falls
Brickett Falls lies 16 miles north of Fryeburg in Carroll County, number 5 of 28 by distance. It ranks 18th for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. Its own nearest town is Gorham.
- Rating
- 3.5 (2 Google reviews)
- Address
- Chatham, NH 03813
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Winniweta Falls
Winniweta Falls lies 17 miles northwest of Fryeburg in Carroll County, number 6 of 28 by distance. It ranks 17th for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. Its own nearest town is North Conway.
- Rating
- 5.0 (3 Google reviews)
- Address
- Jackson, NH 03846
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Hermit Falls
Hermit Falls lies 18 miles north of Fryeburg in Carroll County, number 7 of 28 by distance. It ranks 19th for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. Its own nearest town is Gorham.
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 Google reviews)
- Address
- Chatham, NH 03813
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Mad River Falls
Mad River Falls lies 19 miles north of Fryeburg in Oxford County, number 8 of 28 by distance. It ranks 23rd for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. Its own nearest town is Lovell.
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 Google reviews)
- Address
- South Oxford, ME 04217
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Glen Ellis Falls
Glen Ellis Falls lies 21 miles northwest of Fryeburg in Coos County, number 9 of 28 by distance. It ranks 2nd for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. Serene, 64-foot high waterfall on the Ellis River in White Mountain National Forest.
- Rating
- 4.9 (240 Google reviews)
- Address
- Jackson, NH 03846
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Sabbaday Falls
Sabbaday Falls lies 21 miles west of Fryeburg in Grafton County, number 10 of 28 by distance. It draws more Google reviews than any other waterfall near Fryeburg. Gentle, paved trail to a sequence of narrow waterfalls in a forest renowned for its fall foliage.
- Rating
- 4.8 (420 Google reviews)
- Address
- Waterville Valley, NH 03259
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Nancy Cascades
Nancy Cascades lies 21 miles west of Fryeburg in Grafton County, number 11 of 28 by distance. It ranks 13th for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. Its own nearest town is North Conway.
- Rating
- 5.0 (4 Google reviews)
- Address
- Livermore, NH 03812
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Arethusa Falls
Arethusa Falls lies 22 miles northwest of Fryeburg in Grafton County, number 12 of 28 by distance. It ranks 3rd for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. The state's 2nd tallest, this picturesque waterfall is reached by a 1.5-mile, uphill hiking trail.
- Rating
- 4.8 (175 Google reviews)
- Address
- Livermore, NH 03812
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Kees Falls
Kees Falls lies 23 miles north of Fryeburg in Oxford County, number 13 of 28 by distance. It ranks 20th for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. Its own nearest town is Bethel.
- Rating
- 4.5 (2 Google reviews)
- Address
- South Oxford, ME 04217
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Ripley Falls
Ripley Falls lies 23 miles northwest of Fryeburg in Carroll County, number 14 of 28 by distance. It ranks 4th for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. Its own nearest town is Deerfield.
- Rating
- 4.8 (57 Google reviews)
- Address
- Hart's Location, NH 03812
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Norway Rapids
Norway Rapids lies 25 miles west of Fryeburg in Grafton County, number 15 of 28 by distance. Its own nearest town is Woodstock.
- Address
- Waterville Valley, NH 03259
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Steep Falls
Steep Falls lies 26 miles northeast of Fryeburg in Oxford County, number 16 of 28 by distance. It ranks 14th for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. Its own nearest town is Norway.
- Rating
- 3.0 (4 Google reviews)
- Address
- Norway, ME 04268
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Fletcher Cascades
Fletcher Cascades lies 26 miles west of Fryeburg in Grafton County, number 17 of 28 by distance. It ranks 21st for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. Its own nearest town is Thornton.
- Rating
- 4.5 (2 Google reviews)
- Address
- Waterville Valley, NH 03259
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Thoreau Falls
Thoreau Falls lies 27 miles northwest of Fryeburg in Grafton County, number 18 of 28 by distance. It ranks 22nd for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. Its own nearest town is Deerfield.
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 Google reviews)
- Address
- Lincoln, NH 03251
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Triple Falls
Triple Falls lies 27 miles northwest of Fryeburg in Coos County, number 19 of 28 by distance. It ranks 10th for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. Its own nearest town is Gorham.
- Rating
- 4.3 (10 Google reviews)
- Address
- Gorham, NH 03581
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Hitchcock Falls
Hitchcock Falls lies 28 miles northwest of Fryeburg in Coos County, number 20 of 28 by distance. Its own nearest town is Gorham.
- Address
- Randolph, NH 03593
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Coosauk Fall
Coosauk Fall lies 28 miles northwest of Fryeburg in Coos County, number 21 of 28 by distance. Its own nearest town is Gorham.
- Address
- Coos County, NH (GPS 44.3628, -71.2706)
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Upper Falls
Upper Falls lies 28 miles northwest of Fryeburg in Coos County, number 22 of 28 by distance. It ranks 6th for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. Its own nearest town is Deerfield.
- Rating
- 4.4 (27 Google reviews)
- Address
- Crawfords Purchase, NH 03583
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Shell Cascade
Shell Cascade lies 28 miles west of Fryeburg in Grafton County, number 23 of 28 by distance. Its own nearest town is Thornton.
- Address
- Waterville Valley, NH 03285
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Zealand Falls
Zealand Falls lies 28 miles northwest of Fryeburg in Grafton County, number 24 of 28 by distance. It ranks 15th for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. Its own nearest town is Deerfield.
- Rating
- 4.0 (4 Google reviews)
- Address
- Bethlehem, NH 03583
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Beede Falls
Beede Falls lies 29 miles southwest of Fryeburg in Carroll County, number 25 of 28 by distance. It ranks 5th for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. Its own nearest town is Sandwich.
- Rating
- 4.7 (51 Google reviews)
- Address
- Sandwich, NH 03227
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Bisco Falls
Bisco Falls lies 29 miles northeast of Fryeburg in Oxford County, number 26 of 28 by distance. It ranks 12th for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. Its own nearest town is Paris.
- Rating
- 2.8 (8 Google reviews)
- Address
- West Paris, ME 04289
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Giant Falls
Giant Falls lies 29 miles north of Fryeburg in Coos County, number 27 of 28 by distance. It ranks 16th for review count among waterfalls near Fryeburg. Its own nearest town is Gorham.
- Rating
- 4.8 (4 Google reviews)
- Address
- Shelburne, NH 03581
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Dryad Falls
Dryad Falls lies 30 miles north of Fryeburg in Coos County, number 28 of 28 by distance. Its own nearest town is Berlin.
- Address
- Coos County, NH (GPS 44.4423, -71.0776)
Where the Waterfalls Are
Fryeburg sits in or near the Western Mountains area of Maine. The mountains along the New Hampshire border, from Grafton Notch to the Rangeley Lakes and Kingfield, are Maine's most visited waterfall country. Smalls Falls in Franklin County is a series of drops and pools beside a highway rest area, and Angel Falls nearby is a tall, narrow plunge reached by a forest walk. In Oxford County, Screw Auger Falls carves potholes and a small gorge into granite within Grafton Notch State Park, while The Cataracts and Kezar Falls are other favorites. Rumford Falls on the Androscoggin River is a large river fall harnessed for power since the 1890s, which USGS notes may be dry during low water. Read the Maine waterfall guide.
By direction from Fryeburg: 10 to the northwest, 7 to the north, 6 to the west, 3 to the northeast, 1 to the southeast, and 1 to the southwest. They are spread across Grafton County (8), Oxford County (7), Coos County (7), and Carroll County (6). The average distance is 22.5 miles.
By Distance
Within 10 miles of Fryeburg
Swans Falls (1.5 mi)
10 to 20 miles of Fryeburg
Thompson Falls (10 mi), Great Falls (15 mi), Kezar Falls (15 mi), Brickett Falls (16 mi), Winniweta Falls (17 mi), Hermit Falls (18 mi), Mad River Falls (19 mi)
20 to 30 miles of Fryeburg
Glen Ellis Falls (21 mi), Sabbaday Falls (21 mi), Nancy Cascades (21 mi), Arethusa Falls (22 mi), Kees Falls (23 mi), Ripley Falls (23 mi), Norway Rapids (25 mi), Steep Falls (26 mi), Fletcher Cascades (26 mi), Thoreau Falls (27 mi), Triple Falls (27 mi), Hitchcock Falls (28 mi), Coosauk Fall (28 mi), Upper Falls (28 mi), Shell Cascade (28 mi), Zealand Falls (28 mi), Beede Falls (29 mi), Bisco Falls (29 mi), Giant Falls (29 mi), Dryad Falls (30 mi)
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Waterfalls Near Fryeburg: FAQs
How many waterfalls are near Fryeburg, ME?
28 named waterfalls lie within 30 miles of Fryeburg: 1 within 10 miles, 7 10 to 20 miles, 20 20 to 30 miles. Distances are straight-line from the town center.
What is the closest waterfall to Fryeburg?
Swans Falls in Oxford County is the closest, about 1.5 miles north of Fryeburg.
What is the best-rated waterfall near Fryeburg?
Glen Ellis Falls has the highest Google rating among nearby falls with at least 10 reviews: 4.9 stars from 240 Google reviews. The most reviewed is Sabbaday Falls.
Which counties are the waterfalls near Fryeburg in?
Grafton County (8), Oxford County (7), Coos County (7), and Carroll County (6).
How does Fryeburg compare with other Maine towns?
Fryeburg ranks 3rd of the 37 Maine towns in our directory for the number of waterfalls within 30 miles.