Adirondack Waterfalls

Mossy Cascade Falls, photographed by John Haywood - all copyrights reservedRoaring Brook, photographed by John Haywood Photography - all copyrights reservedSplit Rock Falls photographed by John Haywood Photography- all copyrights reserved

Photos by John Haywood Photography, all rights reserved, visit his shop.  (Pictured left to right:  Mossy Cascade Falls, Roaring Brook and Split Rock Falls)
 

 

Adirondack lakes, ponds, and our magical waterfalls make for a wonderful and memorable Adirondack day hike.  The Adirondack Park is a mix of private and public lands (6 million acres).  The backcountry acreage is enormous and the Adirondacks has the largest trail system in the nation with more than 2,000 miles.  Enjoy the glory of hiking the Adirondacks, nature's solitude, unbroken forest, waterfalls, lakes and mountains and take the path less taken.  Focus on your senses.

 

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  Lake Name Longitude/Latitude Road Town
A        
  Allen Falls (West Branch St. Regis River) 44.6558 / 74.8496   Parishville
         
  Alice Falls (Ausable River) 44.5191 / 73.4646   Keeseville
         
 

Artists Falls (Ausable River East Branch)

44°  7.493'N, 73°  48.589'W

Ausable Club Rd.

St. Huberts
         
 

Ausable Chasm Falls

(Ausable River)

44°  31.420'N, 73°  27.625'W

Route 9

Keeseville
         
 

Augur Falls (Sacandaga River) (steep & slippery banks, use caution

43°  28.037'N, 74°  14.792'W

NY Route 8

Lake Pleasant
         
  Augerhole Falls - Plunge (West Branch St. Regis River) 44.4205 / 74.5472   Waverly
         
  Austin Falls (spectacular water show) 43.4999600N, 74.2785800W Old Route 30 Wells
B        
  Basford Falls (segmented, South Branch Grass River) 44.34 / 75.0576   Clare
         
 

Beaver Meadows (Ausable River)

44°  7.754'N, 73°  48.942'W

Ausable Club Rd.

St. Huberts
         
  Ben Reed Falls  (Tiered Indian River) 43.3514  /  73.2553   Hebron
         
  Bishas Falls (West Branch Oswegatchie River) 44.0055 / 75.2552   Croghan
         
  Blake Falls (Cascades - Raquette River) 44.5023 / 74.7454   Parishville
         
  Bog River Falls (Tiered - Bog River) 44.1285 / 74.5449   Piercefield
         
  Brasher Falls (Dam - St. Regis River) 44.8075 / 74.7718   Brasher
         
  Bray House Falls (East Canada Creek) 43.2747754N, 74.6642548W Powley Road Arietta
         
  Browns Falls (Oswegatchie River) 44.2132 / 75.0373   Fine
         
 

Buttermilk Falls

(Raquette River - fall & swimming hole)

N43°  54.887'N, 74°  29.043'W

North Point Road

Blue Mountain
  Buttermilk Falls 43.4226 / 73.5876   Fort Ann
  Buttermilk Falls 43.1342 / 74.2958   Mayfield
  Bushnell Falls (Fan, Johns Brook) 44.1454 / 73.8824   Keene
         
C        
  Carry Falls (Dam - Raquette River) 44.4354 / 74.7466   Parishville
         
  Cascade Falls (thin falls, drops 40') 43.7783138N, 74.8256812W Big Moose Road Inlet
         
  Chasm Falls (125' drop Salmon River) 44.7461 / 74.2226   Malone
         
  Christine Falls (empties local swimming hole) 43.5128021N, 74.3085344W Route 30 Speculator
         
  Clifford Falls (Tiered, Clifford Brook) 44.2767 / 43.8233   Keene
         
  Climax Falls (West Branch Ausable River) 44.3489 / 73.8739   Wilmington
         
  Colton Falls (Cascades - Raquette River) 44.5568 / 74.9388   Colont
         
  Copper Rock Falls (South Branch Grass River) 44.2887 / 74.9587   Clare
D        
  Death Falls (aka Secret Falls) (Death Stream cascades 70') 43.8136148N, 74.5953824W Route 28 Raquette Lake
         
 

Deer Brook Cascade (Deer Brook)

44°  9.487'N, 73°  47.484'W

NY Route 73

St. Huberts
         
 

Dug Mountain Brook Falls

(Difficult hike, 3 sites)

 

 

 

43.6520743N, 74.3880910W

   (Indian Lake Islands)

43.5959927N, 74.3911204W

   (Indian Lake Landing)

43.5824503N, 74.4063647W

   (Rt 30/Jessup River)

Route 30

 

 

 

 

Speculator

 

 

 

 
E        
  Eagglestone Falls (Black Pond Creek) 43.2678 / 73.9521   Corinth
         
  East Jimmy Creek Falls (Jimmy Creek) 43.4534000N, 74.2335936W Route 8 Wells
         
  Everton Falls (Tiered - East Branch St. Regis River) 44.673 / 74.4273   Santa Clara
F        
  Falls on Outlet Buckhorn Lake (Fiddler's Pond) - birding area too 43.4288857N, 74.4960501W Route 8 Arietta
         
  Fairy Ladder Falls  (90'  cascade Gill Brook) - remote bushwhacking 44.0998 / 73.8207 Off Route 73 Keene
         
 

Faville Falls (Ransom Creek)

43°  6.316'N, 74°  48.380'W

Peckville Road

Dolgeville
         
  Flat Rock Falls (25' tiered, South Branch Grass River 44.3184 / 75.0075   Clare
G        
  Glens Falls (60' cascade Hudson River) 43.3052 / 73.642 Route 9 (Bridge)  
         
  Groff Creek Falls (Groff Creek - series of 3 waterfalls) 43.3123337N, 74.2559280W Country Route 6/Benson Road Hope
         
  Griffin Falls (East Branch of Sacandaga River) 43.4704125N, 74.2247728W Route 8 Wells
H        
 

Hanging Spear Falls (Opalescent Creek)

44° 6.34'N, 73°  59.458'W

Upper Works Rd.

Blue Mountain
         
 

Hague Brook Falls (Hague Brook)

43°  44.937'N, 73°  30.264'W

Route 8

Hague
         
  Hanging Spear Falls (80' horsetail falls on Opalescent River) 44.1019 / 73.9908   Newcomb
         
  Hannawa Falls (Dam - Raquette River) 44.612 / 74.9743   Parishville
         
  Harper Falls (Tiered, North Branch Grass River) 44.4351 / 75.0744   Clare
         
 

High Falls (Salmon River)

44°  42.586'N, 74°  10.326'W

Barnesville Road

Malone
  High Falls (Tiered, Chateaguay River) 44.9093 / 74.0866   Chateaugay
  High Falls (Tiered, Salmon River) 44.7094 / 74.1724   Bellmont
  High Falls (Oswegatchie River) 44.0687 / 74.9102   Fine
  High Falls (West Branch St. Regis River) 44.467 / 74.6228   Hopkinton
  High Falls (Plunge 70', Saranac River) 44.6325 / 73.7597   Saranac
 

High Falls Gorge - Main Fall

(Ausable River) includes other falls (Mini Falls, Grand Flume, and Climax)

44° 20.937'N, 73°  52.442'W

Route 86

Wilmington
         
 

High Falls Park (Chateaugay River)

44°  54.569'N, 74°  5.176'W

Jerdon Road

Chateaugay
 

 

 

 

 
  Higley Falls (Raquette River) 44.5306 / 74.0319   Colton
         
  Hulls Falls (15' short falls on East Branch Ausable River) 44.2351 / 73.79 Route 69 Bridge Keene
I        
  Indian Falls (Marcy Brook) 44.1405 / 73.9289   Keene 
J        
  Jamestown Falls (20' tiered off Raquette River) 44.3245 / 74.7154 Off Route 56 (trail) Colton
         
  Jerden Falls (West Branch Oswegatchie River) 44.0104 / 75.3196   Croghan
         
 

Jimmy Creek Falls (Jimmy Creek)

43°  27.169'N, 74°  14.018'W

NY Route 8

Lake Pleasant
         
K        
  Kane Falls (70' Cascades off Halfway Creek) Posted 43.4265 / 73.4962   Fort Ann
         
 

Kent Falls (Saranac River)

44°  41.778'N, 73°  36.704'W

Goddeau Road

Cadyville
L        
 

Lake Colden

44°  7.673'N, 73°  58.783'

Adirondack Loj Road

Lake Placid
         
  Lampsons Falls (60' Block, South Branch Grass River) 44.4051 / 75.0714   Clare
         
  Limekiln Falls (fee for day use to enter campground, go to Site #87) 43.7220437, 74.7921920W Limekiln Lake DEC Campground, Limekiln Road Inlet
         
  Lindsey Falls (Schroon River) 43.9374 / 73.7413   North Hudson
M        
  Main Falls (35' fan, West Branch Ausable River @ High Falls Gorge) 44.3485 / 73.8743   Wilmington
         
 

Mossy Cascade

44°  10.025'N, 73°  46.280'W

NYS Route 73

St. Huberts
         
         
  Mink Pond Brook Falls (Mink Pond Brook) 43.8304 / 74.1474   Minerva
         
  Monument Falls (6' Rapids off West Branch Ausable River) 44.3117 / 73.9152 Route 86 Wilmington
         
  Moshier Falls (Tiered, Beaver River) 43.8869 / 75.1196   Webb
N        
         
  Newton Falls (Oswegatchie River) 44.2147 / 74.9867   Clifton
O        
  Opalescent Flume (Opalescent River) 44.1158 / 73.9727   Newcomb
P        
  Paddy Brown Falls (Paddy Brown Brook) 44.275 / 75.1467   Fine
         
  Palmer Falls (70' block drop off Hudson River) 43.2492 / 73.8205   Corinth/Lake Luzerne
Q        
         
R        
 

Rainbow Falls (Ausable River)

44  31.420'N, 73  27.625'W

Route 9

Keeseville
  Rainbow Falls (35' Pludge, South Branch Grass River 44.3066 / 74.9989   Clare
 

Rainbow Falls (Ausable River)

44°  7.105'N, 73°  49.774'W

Ausable Club Rd.

St. Huberts
  Rainbow Falls (Raquette River) 44.5168 / 74.8215   Parishville
  Rainbow Falls ( 1 plunge, West Branch Ausable River) 44.3488 / 73.8741 2nd fall of the High Falls Gorge  
         
  Raquette Falls (Raquette River) 44.145 / 74.324   Harrietstown
         
 

Roaring Brook Falls (Roaring Brook)

44°  9.025'N, 73°  45.617'W

NY Route 73

St. Heberts
         
  Rices Falls (Dam, Boquet River 44.1623 / 73.6076   Elizabethtown
         
  Roaring Brook Falls (325' tiered 3 sets off Roaring Brook 44.1505 / 73.7601 Route 73 Keene
         
  Rockwell Falls (10' off Hudson River) 43.3182 / 73.8427   Hadley/Lake Luzerne
         
  Rocky Falls (Plunge off Indian Pass Brook) 44.172 / 73.999   North Elba
         
  Russell Falls (East Branch Ausable River) 44.1523 / 73.7822   Keene
S        
  Sand Lake Falls (Tiered off Woodhull Creek) 43.5587 / 75.0055   Ohio
         
 

Shelving Rock Falls (Shelving Rock Creek)  Slides and Cascades

44°  33.200'N, 73°  36.146'W

Shelving Rock Road

Fort Ann
         
 

St. Regis Falls (St. Regis River) (St. Regis Campground)

44°  40.407'N, 74°  33.023'W

NY Route 11B

St. Regis Falls
         
  Schroon Falls (rapids off Schroon River) 43.8994 / 73.7483   Schroon Lake
         
  Sinclair Falls (2 Tiered,25' drop, South Branch Grass River) 44.3381 / 75.0461 Lake George Rd. Clare
         
  Sliding Falls (Robinson River) 44.0245 / 74.9286   Webb
         
  Spier Falls (Cascades off Hudson River) 43.2348 / 73.7568   Lake Luzerne
         
 

Split Rock Falls (Boquet River)

44°  7.436'N, 73°  39.497'W

NY Route 73/

US Route 9 Junction

New Russia
         
  Squaw Brook Falls (private land - see falls from bridge only) 43.7407841N, 74.2952104W Route 30 Indian Lake
         
  Stair Falls (Cascades of Putnan Creek)   Creek Road Crown Point
         
  Stark Falls (Tiered off Raquette River) 44.4513 / 74.7671   Parishville
T        
         
 

Tennant Creek Falls (Tennant Creek)

44°  54.569'N, 74°  5.176'W

Hope Falls Road

Hope
         
  The Falls (West Inlet) 44.0776 / 73.8322   North Hudson
         
 

The Flume (West Branch Ausable River)

44°  21.987'N, 73°  50.409'W

NY Route 86

Wilmington
         
  Touey Falls (Salmon Lake Outlet) 43.9668 / 74.6886   Long Lake
         
U        
  Union Falls (Saranac River) 44.5073 / 73.9155   Black Brook
         
  Uphill Brook Falls (Uphill Brook) 44.1039 / 73.9556   Keene
V        
  Virgin Falls (plunge) 43.8278 / 74.1401   Minerva
         
         
W        
  Wadhams Falls (Boquet River) 44.2301 / 73.4607   Westport
         
  Wanika Falls (Tiered, Chubb River) 44.1996 / 74.057   North Elba
         
 

Wedge Brook (Ausable River)

44° 8.165'N, 73°  48.675'W

Ausable Club Rd.

St. Huberts
         
  West Stony Creek Falls (West Stony Creek) - sm. falls, picturesque hike 43.2551443N/ 74.3469554W Godfrey Road Benson
         
         
  Whiskey Brook Falls 43.52668 / 74.38611 Route 30 Speculator
         
 

Wilmington Notch (West Branch Ausable River)

44°  20.952'N, 73°  51.705'W

NY Route 86

Wilmington
         
 

Sawmill (Otsquago Creek)

42°  53.852'N, 74°  49.446'W

NY Route 8

Vanhornsville
         
X        
         
Z        
         

 

 Photographed by John Haywood

                      Shelving Rock Falls                                                                                       Hague Brook

 

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Schroon Falls/Essex Cty.

I-87 X28 N on Rt 9, cross Schroon River, immediate Right on River Road

Northwest Bay Brook/Warren Cty.

Bolton Landing, North on Rt 9N for 6 miles, Park @ Northwest Bay Fishing Access Parking, cross road and walk 1/10 mile, look for Tongue Mtn. Range-Clay Meadow on right side of rd., trails to falls are on left side of rd across from sign

Snook Kill/Saratoga Cty.

North on Rt 9 until readh Rt 36, turn left on Greenfield Rd. and travel .04 miles, pull off area on left (the start of Sankos Rd is on right), see foot path to falls

Beecher Falls/Saratoga Cty.

(wheelchair accessible viewing)

From intersection of Cty. R9 and 4 in Edinburgh, travel .04 miles down North Shore Road/CR 4 to parking on right

Raquette Falls - Hamilton County

(9 miles, RT, easy) DEC outpost, canoe carry trail to upper end of rapids

Jamestown Falls & Moody Falls (easy hike) north of Childwood, 1.5 miles N of Intersection Rte 3 & 56
Olmstead Pond Loop (4.6 miles, RT easy trail), east of Wanakena, greenish-blue color water due to minerals High Falls Loop (15.1 miles, RT, moderate trail), traverses beaver dams and waterfalls, camping area on Oswegatchie River.  South of Wanakena

High Falls Gorge, (admission fee), Wilmington, 518-946-2278

 
Rocky Falls (48 miles, RT, moderate trail), scenic cascades & swimming hole, Wilmington Calamity Brook to Flowed Land (9.4 miles RT, moderate), route with ponds, brooks, monument.  West of Tahawas

Snow Mountain (3.4 miles, RT, moderate trail), stream, flume, waterfalls, & views, Keene Valley
Cathedral Rocks/Bear Run Loop (4 miles, RT, moderate trail) rugged, passes Pyramid Falls, pools at base of high cliff, Keene Valley Shingle Mills Falls, 10' waterfall on Otter Creek, nice picnic area, Brantingham

Gleasmans Falls (6 miles, RT, easy trail), beautiful series of waterfalls, north of Brantingham Lake

Cathedral Pines

Route 28, west of Raquette Lake

Old Dam Nature Trail (1.2 miles, easy) entrance at State campground, Limekiln Lake Campground

Cascade Lake, (5.4 Miles loop, easy), narrow waterfalls, pond, trail guide avail. at trailhead.  Limekiln Lake Campground
Buttermilk Falls, short walk, nice picnic area, southwest of Long Lake Potholers, interesting section of E. Canada Creek with serious of waterfalls, short walk upstream, north of Stratford Auger Falls, (1 mile, easy), north of Rt 8 & Rt 3 Intersection, Wells
Oregon Trail (2.4 miles, RT, easy), follow old road, picturesque bridge, west of Bakers Mills    

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