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Big Niagara Falls

Piscataquis County, Maine

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Piscataquis County, Maine
Access status
Appalachian Trail hike in Baxter State Park; park entry fee for non-residents
The walk
About 1.2 miles one way, about 2.4 miles return
Ground & access
Easy side of moderate; about 175 feet of descent on the way in. The first 0.2 mile has slippery bog bridges and the final spur is rooty.
New England Waterfalls: Big and Little Niagara Falls

Big Niagara Falls is a 20-foot cascade and slide on Nesowadnehunk Stream in Baxter State Park. From the Daicey Pond day-use parking, follow the white-blazed Appalachian Trail south. Turn right at the 4-way junction with the Daicey Pond Nature Trail at 0.2 mile. Pass the Toll Dam spur at 0.8 mile and the Little Niagara Falls spur just after it. Continue 0.3 mile further and turn right on the rooty spur that leads about 150 feet to Big Niagara Falls. Views are from the side and top ledges. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Daicey Pond day-use parking, Baxter State Park, south on the Appalachian Trail to the Big Niagara Falls spur

New England Waterfalls places the Big Niagara Falls spur 1.2 miles from the trailhead, then about 150 feet to the falls. Maine Trail Finder gives 2.2 miles round trip for the hike. The 2.4-mile return figure is derived from the one-way distance.

Easy side of moderate; about 175 feet of descent on the way in. The first 0.2 mile has slippery bog bridges and the final spur is rooty.

Where to start

Day-use parking on the right about 250 feet before the Daicey Pond campground, reached by the Park Tote Road 10.1 miles west of Togue Pond Gate and then 1.3 miles down the Daicey Pond road.

Timing & water

Suggested late May to early October, when the park road is open.

Before you go

Register at the park gate. A per-vehicle entrance fee applies to vehicles not registered in Maine; Maine residents pay no entrance fee. The current amount was not confirmed. Dogs are not allowed in the park.

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Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Piscataquis County, Maine.

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