The McLean Falls on the Tautuku River in Catlins Forest Park[1] descend a number of steep drop offs and terraces, with the very top of the waterfall, where it meets its first waterpool being 22-metres.

However, its sister waterfall Purakaunui Falls is more visited, due to it being more easily accessible.

[2] The entrance to the McLean Falls River Walk is three kilometres from the Southern Scenic Route on Rewcastle Road.

The track from the road to the falls passes through a variety of native forest and shrub types: Rimu, Kamahi, divaricating shrubland, huge tree fuchsia, stands of olearia and podocarp forest.

The path, including boardwalks and footbridges, is maintained by the Department of Conservation [2] and is regularly gravelled.