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Little 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 0.9 mile one way, about 1.8 miles return
Ground & access
Easy side of moderate; about 100 feet of descent on the way in. The first 0.2 mile has slippery bog bridges.
New England Waterfalls: Big and Little Niagara Falls

Little Niagara Falls is a 20-foot cascade with a swimming pool 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. At 0.8 mile a spur leads to the old Toll Dam site; 75 feet further south, take the 150-foot spur on the right to Little Niagara Falls. The easiest way to the base is along the rock ledges at the edge of the woods. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

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

New England Waterfalls gives 0.9 mile one way to Little Niagara Falls, including a 150-foot spur. Maine Trail Finder says the side trail is after about 1 mile. The return figure is derived.

Easy side of moderate; about 100 feet of descent on the way in. The first 0.2 mile has slippery bog bridges.

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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