Akron Falls

Erie County, New York

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Erie County, New York
Access status: County park trail to a falls viewing area
The walk: Short; NYFalls allows about 30 minutes to walk to the viewing platform and back
Ground & access: Trail down into the gorge with steps and slopes. Not accessible for wheelchairs into the gorge; a partial view is possible from the paved area above.

Akron Falls, NY
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Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Akron Falls is a 44-foot waterfall on Murder Creek in Akron Falls County Park, an Erie County park in the Village of Akron. Park near shelter #4, where the trail to the gorge starts. The falls are easily seen from a viewing area half-way down the trail to the creek. The upper falls upstream is generally inaccessible. Stay out of the cave below the falls and out of the water.

Plan your visit

Akron Falls County Park, trail from near shelter #4 down to the viewing area for Lower Akron Falls

NYFalls gives time rather than distance: 5 minutes to see the crest of Lower Falls, 30 minutes to the viewing platform and back.

Trail down into the gorge with steps and slopes. Not accessible for wheelchairs into the gorge; a partial view is possible from the paved area above.

Where to start

Akron Falls Park, 44 Parkview Drive, Akron. NYFalls says the lot near the trailhead and shelter #4 holds about 20 cars, with more parking near the pavilions.

Timing & water

Open year-round. Summer hours (Memorial Day to Labor Day) 7 am to 9 pm; winter hours 7 am to dusk. Flow is low and mostly dry in summer; best in spring thaw or after heavy rain. Swimming is not allowed.

Before you go

Park admission is free.

Visitor information

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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Erie County, New York.

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