Ripley Falls
Carroll County, New Hampshire
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Carroll County, New Hampshire
- Access status
- Short maintained trail in Crawford Notch State Park
- The walk
- About 1 mile return
- Ground & access
- Steady climb on a maintained trail. Rocks near the falls are slippery.
Ripley Falls is a 100-foot slide over a steep rock wall on Avalanche Brook in Crawford Notch State Park. From the trailhead parking on Willey House Station Road, follow the Ethan Pond Trail across the railroad tracks and turn onto the Arethusa-Ripley Falls Trail, which climbs steadily about 0.5 miles to the falls.
Plan your visit
Ethan Pond and Ripley Falls Trailhead on Willey House Station Road off US 302, Ethan Pond Trail and Arethusa-Ripley Falls Trail to Ripley Falls
Trail Finder says the trail climbs 0.5 miles from the Ethan Pond and Ripley Falls Trailhead to Ripley Falls.
Steady climb on a maintained trail. Rocks near the falls are slippery.
Where to start
Willey Station Road parking lot, 0.1 miles up Willey House Station Road from US 302, about 12.6 miles from Twin Mountain through Crawford Notch.
Timing & water
No closure is stated.
Before you go
Trail Finder lists no fees for these trails.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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- Middle Nancy CascadesPartial guide: national forest trail; which section is called Middle Nancy Cascades is not confirmed33 ft (10 m) · Carroll County, NH3.2 miS
- Upper Nancy CascadesPartial: trail to the cascades documented; which upper level this listing marks is not confirmed16 ft (5 m) · Carroll County, NH3.2 miS
- Flume CascadeRoadside falls in Crawford Notch State ParkCarroll County, NH3.3 miN
- Thoreau FallsNational forest wilderness trail from a fee trailhead80 ft (24.4 m) · Grafton County, NH4.0 miW