Steinhatchee Falls, Natural waterfall in Taylor County, Florida.

Steinhatchee Falls is a waterfall on the Steinhatchee River in southeastern Taylor County, Florida, where the river comes off a limestone lip across its width. The drop ranges from four to five feet down to almost unnoticeable when the river is high. The surrounding land is floodplain swamp, bottom land forest, pine plantation and mixed hardwood forest.

Steinhatchee Falls and the separate Steinhatchee Rise tract were protected for their aquatic features, with the falls tract covering 1,766 acres in southeastern Taylor County. The falls form where the Steinhatchee River crosses a limestone lip, dropping four to five feet in low water and nearly vanishing when the river is high. A trailhead for the Steinhatchee Trail and Tennille Trail sits on Florida SR 51.

The name Steinhatchee comes from a Creek term meaning "horse foot," after a bend in the river. The falls lie in southeastern Taylor County, and the 3-mile Steinhatchee Trail Tennille Trail, whose trailhead is on Florida SR 51, ends here. Gopher tortoises, swallow-tailed kites and Swainson's warblers live in the surrounding floodplain swamp and bottomland forest.

The trailhead for the Steinhatchee Trail Tennille Trail is on Florida SR 51. The 3-mile multi-use trail ends at the falls. The falls are best seen when the river is low; at high water the drop of four to five feet becomes almost unnoticeable.

Steinhatchee Falls and Steinhatchee Rise are separate protected tracts named for aquatic features: the falls lie in southeastern Taylor County, while Steinhatchee Rise, covering 3,559 acres, lies in southwestern Dixie County. The Steinhatchee Trail, a 3-mile multi-use route, ends at the falls.