Falls of Song
Carroll County, New Hampshire
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 50 ft (15.2 m)
- Location
- Carroll County, New Hampshire
- Access status
- Partial guide: LRCT lists a closed trail section near the Brook Walk whose exact location was not confirmed
- The walk
- 0.1 miles each way from the auto road; up to about 0.8 miles each way on the Brook Walk
- Ground & access
- Short dirt path and boardwalk from the auto road; the Brook Walk is an easy woodland trail beside the brook.
The Falls of Song is a 40 foot plunge on Shannon Brook in the Castle in the Clouds Conservation Area, where the Lakes Region Conservation Trust maintains the trails. When the Castle auto road is open, a 0.1 mile path and boardwalk lead from the road to the falls. Otherwise, park at the hiker parking at the top of Ossipee Park Road, cross the fields toward Shannon Pond and follow the trail down Shannon Brook. The Brook Walk passes Roaring Falls, Twin Falls, Whittier Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and other named falls before the Falls of Song.
Plan your visit
Short path from the Castle in the Clouds auto road, or the Brook Walk down Shannon Brook from the Ossipee Park hiker parking, to the Falls of Song
Castle in the Clouds gives 0.1 miles from the auto road to the Falls of Song and lists the Brook Walk as 0.8 miles. New England Waterfalls gives the Brook Walk as 0.5 miles. The walk from the hiker parking is not separately measured.
Short dirt path and boardwalk from the auto road; the Brook Walk is an easy woodland trail beside the brook.
Where to start
Hiker parking at the top of Ossipee Park Road across from the bottling plant entrance, or the trailhead on Route 171. During the Castle season, parking on the auto road is included with admission.
Timing & water
The 2026 Castle season ran May 23 to October 25; after that, use the hiker parking. Trails are open sunrise to sunset year-round. LRCT lists closed trail sections near the Brook Walk; check the LRCT property page before you go.
Before you go
Castle in the Clouds says the estate grounds and trails are open sunrise to sunset year-round. New England Waterfalls reports a per-vehicle fee for driving the auto road; the current road charge was not confirmed.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Bridal Veil FallsPartial guide: LRCT lists a closed trail section near the Brook Walk whose exact location was not confirmedCarroll County, NH0.1 miN
- Emerald Pool FallsPartial guide: LRCT lists a closed trail section near the Brook Walk whose exact location was not confirmedCarroll County, NH0.1 miN
- The CascadesPartial guide: conservation area trail; the name The Cascades is not used by the sourcesCarroll County, NH0.2 miN
- Whittier FallsPartial guide: LRCT lists closed trail sections near the Brook Walk whose exact location was not confirmedCarroll County, NH0.3 miN
- Twin FallsPartial guide: LRCT lists a closed trail section near the Brook Walk whose exact location was not confirmedCarroll County, NH0.4 miN
- Roaring FallsPartial guide: LRCT lists a closed trail section near the Brook Walk whose exact location was not confirmedCarroll County, NH0.4 miNW
- Lower FallsPartial: town park trail; this listing is probably the lower Beede fallsCarroll County, NH11 miNW
- Beede FallsRoute and parking researchedCarroll County, NH11 miNW
- Lower FallsCarroll County, NH14 miNW