Whisky Falls is a waterfall in Nelson Lakes National Park, reached by the Lakeside Track from St Arnaud in the Tasman region. The falls are about 40 metres high, with walls of moss and ferns around them. The walk takes about three hours, or visitors can take a water taxi from the St Arnaud Visitor Centre.
The track passes through mānuka, kānuka and beech forest, and crosses shingle fans and an unbridged stream before the falls. The Department of Conservation says the walk is a damp, atmospheric one, and that the falls were named after an illicit whisky still found there in the 1880s. Dogs are not allowed. There are no rubbish facilities, so visitors carry out their rubbish. Biting sandflies and wasps are common, and the area is alpine, so warm and waterproof clothing is advised. Our view is that it is one of the most striking waterfalls in the top of the South Island.