Hopetoun Falls, Waterfall in Great Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia.

Hopetoun Falls is a single-drop waterfall on the Aire River in the Otways region of Victoria, falling 17.94 metres over a dark, vertical rock face. The fall is widest at its level top, which is fringed by green vegetation, and narrows slightly toward the base where it meets a rocky stream. A well-built staircase descends to a viewing platform close to the foot of the falls.

Originally called Birch Falls, or Aire Falls, the waterfall was renamed after a visit on 1 February 1895 by Lord Hopetoun, then Governor of Victoria. Later that year councillor William Hose Bullivant persuaded landowner Edward Hall to reserve the land around the falls for the public.

The falls were renamed after Lord Hopetoun, Governor of Victoria, on his visit of 1 February 1895; before that they were Birch Falls, or Aire Falls. Later that year councillor William Hose Bullivant persuaded landowner Edward Hall to reserve the land around the waterfall for public use.

Access to the waterfall is through a short walking track about 200 meters long with stairs and timber boardwalks winding through the forest. Flat shoes with good grip are important since the surfaces are damp and can be slippery throughout the year.

Before 1895 the falls were called Birch Falls, or Aire Falls. They were renamed after Lord Hopetoun, Governor of Victoria, visited on 1 February 1895; that same year councillor William Hose Bullivant persuaded landowner Edward Hall to reserve the land around the falls for public use.