Bad Little Falls
Washington County, Maine
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Washington County, Maine
- Access status
- Town park viewpoint documented by visitor accounts
- The walk
- Short walk inside a small town park; measured distance not published
- Ground & access
- Small park with a flat side and a stepped side. Stay out of the river; the falls are steep and powerful.
Bad Little Falls Park in downtown Machias has a pedestrian bridge and an observation platform over the falls where the Machias River meets tidewater. One side of the park has steps and the other side is flat. Picnic seating is available.
Plan your visit
Bad Little Falls Park off Route 92 (Elm Street) in downtown Machias to the viewing platform and footbridge
Sources describe a small park with a viewing platform beside the parking lot. No measured walking distance is given.
Small park with a flat side and a stepped side. Stay out of the river; the falls are steep and powerful.
Where to start
Limited parking in a dirt lot off Route 92, per a 2020s visitor account.
Timing & water
Viewable year round in daylight per visitor accounts. Flow and tide vary.
Before you go
No fee found for this town park.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.