Big Wilson Falls

Piscataquis County, Maine

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Piscataquis County, Maine
Access status: Partial guide: parking pull-off documented; path and land permission not confirmed
The walk: Short approach; exact path and distance not published online
Ground & access: Open ledges and pools. Currents can be strong in high water.

New England Waterfalls: Big Wilson Falls

Big Wilson Falls is a set of cascades and pools on Big Wilson Stream that drop 15 feet over about 75 feet. Drive Elliotsville Road 7.6 miles from Route 6/15 north of Monson. The visitor pull-off is on Elliotsville Road directly across from the dirt road to Little Wilson Falls, just before the bridge. The path from the pull-off is not described in the online sources.

Plan your visit

Elliotsville Road pull-off near the Big Wilson Stream bridge to Big Wilson Falls

The online sources do not give the walk from the pull-off. The 7.6 miles in the directions is road distance from Route 6/15.

Open ledges and pools. Currents can be strong in high water.

Where to start

Pull-off on Elliotsville Road per New England Waterfalls. The east side of the stream is likely private; the west side may be. The author says the public is currently welcome. Not confirmed by a landowner.

Timing & water

May to October per New England Waterfalls.

Before you go

Free per New England Waterfalls (2017).

Visitor information

Visit sources

More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Piscataquis County, Maine.

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