Kinsman Falls

Grafton County, New Hampshire

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: 20 ft (6.1 m)
Location: Grafton County, New Hampshire
Access status: State park trail; about half a mile from The Basin
The walk: About half a mile each way
Ground & access: Rocky, rooty trail with ledges beside the brook; rough side path to the base. Swimming is prohibited at The Basin itself.

NH State Parks: Franconia Notch State Park hiking trails map (PDF)

Kinsman Falls is a narrow 15 foot plunge into a pool on Cascade Brook, in Franconia Notch State Park and White Mountain National Forest. From The Basin, follow the Basin-Cascades Trail up along Cascade Brook, past many potholes, ledges and unnamed cascades, for about half a mile. A rough path goes left off the trail to the base of the falls. Return the same way. Rocky Glen Falls is a short way farther up the trail; no bridges cross the brook.

Plan your visit

Basin-Cascades Trail from The Basin in Franconia Notch State Park, with a rough side path to the base of Kinsman Falls

The NH State Parks hiking map gives half a mile on the Basin-Cascades Trail from The Basin, about a twenty minute walk one way.

Rocky, rooty trail with ledges beside the brook; rough side path to the base. Swimming is prohibited at The Basin itself.

Where to start

The Basin parking areas on the Franconia Notch Parkway (I-93) in Franconia Notch State Park.

Timing & water

No closure is stated.

Before you go

New England Waterfalls lists no cost. No fee for this trail is stated on the reviewed state park map.

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More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Grafton County, New Hampshire.

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