Money Brook Falls
Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- Access status
- Official trail mileage and named trailhead documented; seasonal auto road
- The walk
- 0.8 mile one way (about 1.6 miles return)
- Ground & access
- Strenuous footpath per DCR. Reaching the base needs scrambling beyond the official trail end; the guidebook author shows the main view from the trail end.
Park at the marked Money Brook Falls lot on Notch Road, the north auto road to the Mount Greylock summit. Follow the cut-off trail and the Money Brook Trail to the end of the official trail, where the 80-foot seasonal falls are in view. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Notch Road Money Brook Falls parking lot to the falls via the cut-off and Money Brook Trails
DCR trail mileage sheet gives 0.8 mile one way from the Money Brook Falls parking lot on Notch Road, rated strenuous. The return figure is derived by doubling it.
Strenuous footpath per DCR. Reaching the base needs scrambling beyond the official trail end; the guidebook author shows the main view from the trail end.
Where to start
Marked Money Brook Falls parking lot on Notch Road inside Mount Greylock State Reservation. Notch Road is a seasonal auto road; an archived DCR page listed a late October closing date for the 2024 season.
Timing & water
Auto roads are seasonal; check DCR for the current Notch Road opening. The falls are seasonal and best from late May to June per the guidebook author. Park open dawn to dusk.
Before you go
No fee to visit the falls per New England Waterfalls (2017). A separate parking fee applies at the summit, not at this trailhead. Current fees unverified.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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