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Little River Canyon, DeSoto & Fort Payne Waterfall

DeSoto Falls picnic area & trailhead

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Little River Canyon, DeSoto & Fort PayneAL
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DeSoto Falls is a 104-foot (32 m) waterfall located on the West Fork of the Little River near Mentone, Alabama, United States, in DeSoto State Park. The falls have carved their own small canyon. They are named after Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto.

104-ft DeSoto Falls on West Fork Little River; separate day-use unit north of main park.

OSM waterway=waterfall node 11774624494. Wikipedia: en:DeSoto Falls (Alabama). Land ownership/access not encoded in OSM — verify (tnlandforms ‘Locale’ column flags private falls).

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