Lower Ammonoosuc Falls
Coos County, New Hampshire
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Coos County, New Hampshire
- Access status
- Short walk on an old road to a swimming hole
- The walk
- About 0.5 miles return
- Ground & access
- Nearly flat, hard dirt road; New England Waterfalls lists it as handicap accessible. Currents near the falls are strong; swim well away from them.
Lower Ammonoosuc Falls are low-angle cascades on the Ammonoosuc River in White Mountain National Forest, with a large pool popular for swimming. Park at the end of Lower Falls Road and continue 0.25 miles on foot up the road, which was once the route of US 302. The falls appear on the left.
Plan your visit
End of Lower Falls Road off Old Cherry Mountain Road and US 302, walk up the old road to Lower Ammonoosuc Falls
New England Waterfalls gives 0.25 miles one way on a nearly flat old road.
Nearly flat, hard dirt road; New England Waterfalls lists it as handicap accessible. Currents near the falls are strong; swim well away from them.
Where to start
End of Lower Falls Road, on the right. From US 302, 3.6 miles east of the US 302 and US 3 junction in Twin Mountain, turn left onto Old Cherry Mountain Road and almost immediately left onto Lower Falls Road; drive 0.2 miles.
Timing & water
New England Waterfalls suggests May to October. Do not swim in high water.
Before you go
New England Waterfalls lists the visit as free.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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- Thirteen FallsLincoln Woods approach closed June–November 2026; alternative approach and parking unverified.Grafton County, NH9.2 miSW
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