Cargill Falls
Windham County, Connecticut
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Windham County, Connecticut
- Access status
- Public river trail and parking documented; distance from a specific lot not stated
- The walk
- Short walk on a paved trail; distance from a specific lot not stated
- Ground & access
- Flat paved trail.
Cargill Falls is a 10-foot dam followed by cascades on the Quinebaug River in downtown Putnam. Park in one of the lots on Kennedy Drive and walk the flat, paved Putnam River Trail along the river to the falls near Route 44 (Pomfret Street). A higher view of the river is from Church Street.
Plan your visit
Putnam River Trail from Kennedy Drive parking to the Cargill Falls viewpoint by Route 44
The sources give the trail length (about 2 miles beside Kennedy Drive, over 2.5 miles with the extension) but not the distance from a particular parking lot to the falls.
Flat paved trail.
Where to start
Several public lots along Kennedy Drive in Putnam.
Timing & water
Flow depends on river level and the dam; the falls can be low at times.
Before you go
The Last Green Valley lists no fee.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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