Waterfalls near Poughkeepsie, NY
36 named waterfalls within 30 miles of Poughkeepsie, closest first. Distances are straight-line from the town center.
Visits with route details
Read the walking route, starting point and current access notes.
- LG waterfallPartial guide: the trail to the waterfall and its exact location are unknownDutchess County, NY
- Peter's Kill FallsPartial guide: no designated trail; off-trail stream walk and the park advises staying on trailsUlster County, NY
- Sheldon FallsPartial guide: no designated trail; informal streamside route and a stream crossingUlster County, NY
Awosting FallsState park preserve carriage road; short walk from the Awosting lot; vehicle feeUlster County, NY- Rainbow FallsState park carriage road and footpath; seasonal flowUlster County, NY
- Stony Kill FallsState park trail with steps and footbridges; parking on Shaft 2A RoadUlster County, NY
Verkeerderkill FallsLong Path to a landowner-permitted overlook; trail beyond the overlook is closedUlster County, NY- CascadesPartial guide: roadside view only; land ownership unclearLitchfield County, CT
- Horseshoe Mines FallsShort unmarked path and roadside parking documentedUlster County, NY
- Cantine Dam FallsPartial guide: public parking and a safe pedestrian viewpoint are unknownUlster County, NY
- Vernooy Kill FallsPartial guide: marked DEC trail to the main falls; the exact drop this listing marks is uncertainUlster County, NY
Hanging Rock FallsPartial guide: informal path; land ownership and parking permission not statedUlster County, NY
Kent FallsOfficial state park trail and fees documentedLitchfield County, CT- Hatch Brook FallsPublished trail route and trailhead parking documented30 ft (9 m) · Litchfield County, CT
New Preston FallsPartial guide: village viewpoint documented; parking not confirmedLitchfield County, CT- Schalks FallsPartial guide: roadside bridge view; land beside the falls is posted and parking is not described13 ft (4 m) · Ulster County, NY
- Buttermilk FallsPartial guide: short path, but legal parking at the pull-off is not confirmed under DEC corridor rulesUlster County, NY
Closest with a photo
All 36 waterfalls
- LG waterfallPartial guide: the trail to the waterfall and its exact location are unknownDutchess County, NY2.1 miS
- Mossy Brook WaterfallUlster County, NY13 miNW
- High Falls WaterfallUlster County, NY14 miNW
- Saw Mill FallsUlster County, NY16 miW
- Peter's Kill FallsPartial guide: no designated trail; off-trail stream walk and the park advises staying on trailsUlster County, NY16 miW
- Sheldon FallsPartial guide: no designated trail; informal streamside route and a stream crossingUlster County, NY16 miW
- Awosting FallsState park preserve carriage road; short walk from the Awosting lot; vehicle feeUlster County, NY16 miW
- Coward's FallsUlster County, NY18 miNW
- Rainbow FallsState park carriage road and footpath; seasonal flowUlster County, NY18 miW
- Stony Kill FallsState park trail with steps and footbridges; parking on Shaft 2A RoadUlster County, NY20 miW
- Little Stony Kill FallsUlster County, NY20 miW
- Verkeerderkill FallsLong Path to a landowner-permitted overlook; trail beyond the overlook is closedUlster County, NY21 miW
- Mine Hole Falls23 ft (7 m) · Ulster County, NY21 miW
- Winchell's FallsUlster County, NY21 miNW
- CascadesPartial guide: roadside view only; land ownership unclearLitchfield County, CT21 miE
- Witches Hole WaterfallUlster County, NY22 miW
- Glenerie FallsUlster County, NY22 miN
- Glenerie FallsUlster County, NY22 miN
- Metacahonts FallsUlster County, NY23 miNW
- North Gully FallsUlster County, NY24 miW
- Upper FallsPutnam County, NY24 miSE
- Lower FallsPutnam County, NY24 miSE
- Quaker Brook FallsFairfield County, CT24 miSE
- Nevele Falls36 ft (11 m) · Ulster County, NY24 miW
- Horseshoe Mines FallsShort unmarked path and roadside parking documentedUlster County, NY26 miW
- Cantine Dam FallsPartial guide: public parking and a safe pedestrian viewpoint are unknownUlster County, NY26 miN
- Vernooy Kill FallsPartial guide: marked DEC trail to the main falls; the exact drop this listing marks is uncertainUlster County, NY26 miNW
- Hanging Rock FallsPartial guide: informal path; land ownership and parking permission not statedUlster County, NY26 miW
- Kent FallsOfficial state park trail and fees documentedLitchfield County, CT27 miE
- Hatch Brook FallsPublished trail route and trailhead parking documented30 ft (9 m) · Litchfield County, CT29 miE
- New Preston FallsPartial guide: village viewpoint documented; parking not confirmedLitchfield County, CT29 miE
- Schalks FallsPartial guide: roadside bridge view; land beside the falls is posted and parking is not described13 ft (4 m) · Ulster County, NY29 miN
- Buttermilk FallsPartial guide: short path, but legal parking at the pull-off is not confirmed under DEC corridor rulesUlster County, NY30 miNW
- Hidden Falls7 ft (2 m) · Ulster County, NY30 miN
- Lemon Squeeze Falls7 ft (2 m) · Ulster County, NY30 miN
- Blue Hole Falls10 ft (3 m) · Greene County, NY30 miN