Livermore Falls
Grafton County, New Hampshire
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Grafton County, New Hampshire
- Access status
- Partial guide: state forest trail to a beach below the falls; view of the falls from there not confirmed
- The walk
- About 0.1 miles each way to the beach
- Ground & access
- Short, steep graded forest road, then flat floodplain. Very strong currents at the falls; do not swim near them.
Livermore Falls is a 25 foot set of powerful cascades through a gorge on the Pemigewasset River. Livermore Falls State Forest has a public beach and picnic area below the falls. From I-93 Exit 25, take NH 175A east 0.2 miles to NH 175, turn left and go 1.8 miles north, then turn left on Livermore Road and, in 200 feet, left into the state forest parking. The graded trail drops steeply, then flattens on the floodplain and reaches the beach after 0.1 miles. Stay out of the strong currents near the falls. Another approach from US 3 crosses railroad tracks and is not part of this guide.
Plan your visit
Livermore Falls Trail in Livermore Falls State Forest, from the NH 175 side parking down to the public beach and picnic area below the falls
Trail Finder lists the trail as 0.4 miles one way and says the beach and picnic area are reached after 0.1 miles.
Short, steep graded forest road, then flat floodplain. Very strong currents at the falls; do not swim near them.
Where to start
Livermore Falls State Forest parking off Livermore Road, 200 feet from NH 175. Parking is limited; reservations are possible.
Timing & water
Gates close at 6:30 p.m. Facilities are closed from September until spring. Whether the falls themselves are visible from the beach is not stated.
Before you go
Trail Finder lists $5 per vehicle, free for New Hampshire residents 65 and over, with optional reservations. Pets are not permitted.
Visitor informationMore waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Beede FallsRoute and parking researchedCarroll County, NH9.2 miE
- Lower FallsPartial: town park trail; this listing is probably the lower Beede fallsCarroll County, NH9.2 miE
- Mill Brook CascadeGrafton County, NH9.9 miN
- Sculptured RocksShort state natural area trail to a bridge over the gorgeGrafton County, NH11 miSW
- Waternomee FallsSigned spur off the Carr Mountain Trail; faint final sectionGrafton County, NH12 miNW
- Lower FallsCarroll County, NH13 miNE
- Great FallsMarked trail through permitted private land into the national forest15 ft (4.6 m) · Carroll County, NH13 miNE
- Welton FallsState forest trail from AMC Cardigan Lodge; stream crossingGrafton County, NH13 miSW
- Fletcher CascadesNational forest trail into the Sandwich Range WildernessGrafton County, NH13 miNE