Austinm Stream Falls
Somerset County, Maine
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Somerset County, Maine
- Access status
- Short walk on private timber land; current permission not confirmed
- The walk
- About 0.2 mile one way, about 0.4 mile return
- Ground & access
- Moderate. Spur road, then rough paths and an optional zig-zag scramble about 40 feet down to the base.
Austin Stream Falls is a set of cascades with a 12-foot main drop on Austin Stream, on timber company land northeast of Bingham. From the roadside parking on Dead Water Road, walk 0.2 mile down the spur road to its end, then follow rough paths on the left about 50 feet downhill to the stream. Views from the top are partly blocked; reaching the base takes a moderate scramble. The falls are on private Weyerhaeuser land; the guidebook said in 2017 that the public appeared welcome, but current permission was not confirmed.
Plan your visit
Roadside parking on Dead Water Road, Moscow, then 0.2 mile down a woods spur road and a short path to Austin Stream Falls
New England Waterfalls gives 0.2 mile one way from Dead Water Road down the spur road, then rough paths about 50 feet downhill to the stream. The return figure is derived.
Moderate. Spur road, then rough paths and an optional zig-zag scramble about 40 feet down to the base.
Where to start
From the northern junction of ME 201 and ME 16 in Bingham, take ME 16 east 0.8 mile and turn left onto Dead Water Road. After 5.5 miles, park on the left where a spur road enters the woods, 0.7 mile west of a large Weyerhaeuser sign. Medium or high-clearance vehicles can drive the 0.2-mile spur.
Timing & water
Suggested May to October.
Before you go
Listed as free as of 2017. Private timber company land; current access permission not confirmed.
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