Step Falls

Step Falls: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Step Falls

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Step Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.36026, 146.08872. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Step Falls

• Lake Barrington · lake · Kentish · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Tor · viewpoint · Central Coast · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Roland Conservation Area · sanctuary · Kentish · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ferndene State Reserve · sanctuary · Central Coast · ~30 km · Must-see
• King Solomons Cave · cave · Meander Valley · ~31 km · Must-see
• Marakoopa Cave · cave · Meander Valley · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mole Creek Karst National Park · sanctuary · Meander Valley · ~39 km · Must-see
• East Devonport Beach · beach · City of Devonport · ~39 km · Must-see
• Guide Falls · waterfall · City of Burnie · ~41 km · Must-see
• Dove Lake · lake · Kentish · ~44 km · Must-see
• Artillery Knob · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~45 km · Must-see
• South Burnie Beach · beach · City of Burnie · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Cripps · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~45 km · Must-see
• Overland Track section 1 · trek · Kentish · ~46 km · Must-see
• Smithies Peak · viewpoint · Kentish · ~47 km · Must-see
• Barn Bluff · viewpoint · West Coast · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Mackenzie · lake · Meander Valley · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Charter · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Step Falls

Other waterfalls near Step Falls

• Guide Falls · waterfall · City of Burnie · ~41 km · Must-see
• Montezuma Falls · waterfall · West Coast · ~92 km · Must-see
• Castra Falls · waterfall · Central Coast · ~0 km
• Dynamo Falls · waterfall · Central Coast · ~1 km
• Silver Falls · waterfall · Central Coast · ~1 km
• Secret Place Cascades · waterfall · Central Coast · ~1 km
• Upper Preston Falls · waterfall · Central Coast · ~10 km
• Preston Falls · waterfall · Central Coast · ~10 km
• Delaneys Falls · waterfall · Central Coast · ~11 km
• Forth Falls Creek Conservation Area · waterfall · Kentish · ~11 km

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