Sycamore Falls

Sycamore 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 Sycamore 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 Sycamore Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.00909, -93.63998. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sycamore Falls

• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~0 km · Must-see
• Campanile · attraction · Story · ~2 km · Must-see
• Farm House Museum · museum · Story · ~3 km · Must-see
• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~4 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~5 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~22 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~29 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa · temple · Dallas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~34 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~36 km · Must-see
• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~42 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Adventureland Resort · park · Polk · ~52 km · Must-see
• Dragon Slayer · temple · Polk · ~52 km · Must-see
• Original Raccoon River Valley Trail · trek · Dallas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Universalist Church · fort · Polk · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sycamore Falls

Other waterfalls near Sycamore Falls

• Cedar Falls Ice House · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~143 km · Must-see
• The Salvation Army of Waterloo & Cedar Falls · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~148 km · Must-see
• Hertz Family Falls · waterfall · Story · ~21 km
• Cascade Falls Aquatic Center · waterfall · Polk · ~41 km
• Flying Viking & Draken Falls · waterfall · Polk · ~52 km
• Cascades at Jordan Creek · waterfall · Polk · ~62 km
• Iowa Falls Evangelical Church · waterfall · Hardin · ~79 km
• Iowa Falls First Church of God · waterfall · Hardin · ~80 km
• Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial · waterfall · Hardin · ~80 km
• Iowa Falls Milldam · waterfall · Hardin · ~81 km

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