Waterfalls near Albany, NY
44 named waterfalls within 30 miles of Albany, closest first. Distances are straight-line from the town center.
Visits with route details
Read the walking route, starting point and current access notes.
- Lower Burden FallsPartial guide: preserve trail past several Wynantskill falls; which drop is Lower Burden Falls is not statedRensselaer County, NY
- Upper Burden FallsPartial guide: informal urban trail; which falls carries the name Upper Burden Falls is not settledRensselaer County, NY
Poesten Kill FallsPartial guide: views only; the city prohibits access into the gorge, and park overlook rules are not publishedRensselaer County, NY- Piscawen FallsPartial guide: public city park; walking route to the falls not describedRensselaer County, NY
Cohoes FallsViewing parks beside the falls; seasonal opening89 ft (27 m) · Albany County, NY- Wynants Kill FallsPartial guide: roadside view only; adjoining land status not statedRensselaer County, NY
- French Hollow FallsTown trail system to a pedestrian bridge viewpointAlbany County, NY
Barberville FallsShort steep preserve trail from a dedicated lotRensselaer County, NY- Minelot FallsState park cliff-base trail; seasonal winter closure; vehicle fee98 ft (30 m) · Albany County, NY
- Sliding Rock FallsPreserve loop trail with rim views; limited parking30 ft (9 m) · Albany County, NY
- Swatling FallsPartial guide: short trail in a housing development; manager and parking status not statedSaratoga County, NY
- Buttermilk FallsPartial guide: roadside view from an informal pull-off; land status of the path not statedRensselaer County, NY
- Jacob's Ladder FallsPartial guide: preserve trail to a nearby cascade; the last part follows the stream bed and the name's extent is unclearSchenectady County, NY
- Bozen KIll FallsPartial guide: preserve trail documented; this listing is probably the Christman Sanctuary falls, but no source ties it to this location49 ft (15 m) · Schenectady County, NY
Lower Plotter Kill FallsPartial guide: view from near the top edge only; base route not described39 ft (12 m) · Schenectady County, NY- Rynex Kill FallsPartial guide: view of the top only from the Red Trail; base route not described39 ft (12 m) · Schenectady County, NY
Upper Plotter Kill FallsCounty preserve overlook; steep marked path to the base59 ft (18 m) · Schenectady County, NY- Rensselaerville Lower FallsFree nature preserve; short walk to the lower footbridgeAlbany County, NY
- Rensselaerville Middle FallsPreserve trail to the middle falls viewing areaAlbany County, NY
- Rensselaerville Upper FallsPreserve trail to an upper viewing platform; free, dawn to duskAlbany County, NY
- Haley FallsShort trail, platform and parking documentedBerkshire County, MA
- Hoosick FallsVillage bridge viewpoint with greenway parkingRensselaer County, NY
High Falls WaterfallConservation area trail and parking documentedColumbia County, NY- Deer Hill FallsSigned state reservation trail; road access seasonalBerkshire County, MA
- March Cataract FallsMarked trail route documented; parking per visitor accountsBerkshire County, MA
- Money Brook FallsOfficial trail mileage and named trailhead documented; seasonal auto roadBerkshire County, MA
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Photo credit
Photo: Henry Bellagnome from Troy, New York, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
All 44 waterfalls
- Corning Cascade FallsRensselaer County, NY4.8 miNE
Lower Burden FallsRensselaer County, NY4.8 miNE
Upper Burden Falls26 ft (8 m) · Rensselaer County, NY4.9 miNE- Lower Burden FallsPartial guide: preserve trail past several Wynantskill falls; which drop is Lower Burden Falls is not statedRensselaer County, NY5.4 miNE
- Smart's CascadeRensselaer County, NY5.4 miNE
- Upper Burden FallsPartial guide: informal urban trail; which falls carries the name Upper Burden Falls is not settledRensselaer County, NY5.5 miNE
- Poesten Kill FallsPartial guide: views only; the city prohibits access into the gorge, and park overlook rules are not publishedRensselaer County, NY6.2 miNE
- Vloman Kill Falls13 ft (4 m) · Rensselaer County, NY7.3 miS
- Horton Falls82 ft (25 m) · Albany County, NY7.6 miW
- Piscawen FallsPartial guide: public city park; walking route to the falls not describedRensselaer County, NY8.1 miNE
- Cohoes FallsViewing parks beside the falls; seasonal opening89 ft (27 m) · Albany County, NY9.6 miN
- Wynants Kill FallsPartial guide: roadside view only; adjoining land status not statedRensselaer County, NY10 miE
- French Hollow FallsTown trail system to a pedestrian bridge viewpointAlbany County, NY11 miW
- Barberville FallsShort steep preserve trail from a dedicated lotRensselaer County, NY11 miE
- Minelot FallsState park cliff-base trail; seasonal winter closure; vehicle fee98 ft (30 m) · Albany County, NY13 miW
- Sliding Rock FallsPreserve loop trail with rim views; limited parking30 ft (9 m) · Albany County, NY14 miSW
- Hoags Corners FallsRensselaer County, NY14 miSE
- Swatling FallsPartial guide: short trail in a housing development; manager and parking status not statedSaratoga County, NY15 miN
- Buttermilk Falls33 ft (10 m) · Albany County, NY15 miW
- Star Falls39 ft (12 m) · Albany County, NY15 miW
- Dickinson FallsAlbany County, NY16 miSW
- Third Falls3 ft (1 m) · Saratoga County, NY17 miNW
- Second Falls10 ft (3 m) · Saratoga County, NY18 miNW
- Buttermilk Middle FallsRensselaer County, NY18 miN
- First Falls7 ft (2 m) · Saratoga County, NY18 miNW
- Buttermilk Lower FallsRensselaer County, NY18 miN
- Buttermilk FallsPartial guide: roadside view from an informal pull-off; land status of the path not statedRensselaer County, NY18 miNE
- Jacob's Ladder FallsPartial guide: preserve trail to a nearby cascade; the last part follows the stream bed and the name's extent is unclearSchenectady County, NY19 miNW
- Sergeant FallsSchenectady County, NY19 miNW
- Bozen KIll FallsPartial guide: preserve trail documented; this listing is probably the Christman Sanctuary falls, but no source ties it to this location49 ft (15 m) · Schenectady County, NY19 miW
- Lower Plotter Kill FallsPartial guide: view from near the top edge only; base route not described39 ft (12 m) · Schenectady County, NY19 miNW
- Rynex Kill FallsPartial guide: view of the top only from the Red Trail; base route not described39 ft (12 m) · Schenectady County, NY19 miNW
- Upper Plotter Kill FallsCounty preserve overlook; steep marked path to the base59 ft (18 m) · Schenectady County, NY19 miNW
- Rensselaerville Lower FallsFree nature preserve; short walk to the lower footbridgeAlbany County, NY22 miSW
- Rensselaerville Middle FallsPreserve trail to the middle falls viewing areaAlbany County, NY22 miSW
- Rensselaerville Upper FallsPreserve trail to an upper viewing platform; free, dawn to duskAlbany County, NY22 miSW
- Haley FallsShort trail, platform and parking documentedBerkshire County, MA25 miE
- Hoosick FallsVillage bridge viewpoint with greenway parkingRensselaer County, NY27 miNE
- High Falls WaterfallConservation area trail and parking documentedColumbia County, NY29 miS
- Deer Hill FallsSigned state reservation trail; road access seasonalBerkshire County, MA29 miE
- Dream WaterfallGreene County, NY29 miSW
- March Cataract FallsMarked trail route documented; parking per visitor accountsBerkshire County, MA29 miE
- Money Brook FallsOfficial trail mileage and named trailhead documented; seasonal auto roadBerkshire County, MA30 miE
- Silver Fox Falls10 ft (3 m) · Berkshire County, MA30 miE