Wildcat Falls
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
- Access status
- Town conservation area trail; short easy walk from the main lot
- The walk
- 1.1 miles out and back from the main lot
- Ground & access
- Easy forest trails with 40 to 130 feet of climbing depending on the route. Rocky riverbank at the falls.
Wildcat Falls is a series of stepped rapids on the Souhegan River in the Wildcat Conservation Area, a Merrimack town conservation property. A Trailspotting visitor account describes a short, easy out-and-back trail that leads directly to the falls from the main parking lot, and the longer Falls Loop, best walked clockwise. The main viewing spot is a rocky ledge that reaches into the cascade. Swimming is not restricted, but it is described as dangerous and not encouraged. The route description dates from 2025.
Plan your visit
Main Wildcat Conservation Area lot at the end of Currier Road to the falls viewing ledge
Trailspotting gives 1.1 miles out and back for the shortest trail from the main parking lot. It also gives 2.1 miles for the Wildcat Falls Loop and 1.5 miles out and back from Watson Park.
Easy forest trails with 40 to 130 feet of climbing depending on the route. Rocky riverbank at the falls.
Where to start
Free medium-sized lot at the end of Currier Road. It fills quickly on weekends and hot summer days. The Merrimack Conservation Commission asks visitors not to create parking spaces when a lot is full. Watson Park is an alternative start.
Timing & water
Open year-round and busiest in summer. The Conservation Commission advises checking whether hunting is permitted on a property in season and wearing blaze orange.
Before you go
Free parking. No fee or reservation is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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- Trap FallsShort walk in a state forest; parking spot and fees unconfirmed10 ft (3 m) · Middlesex County, MA19 miSW
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