Alice Falls

Essex County, New York

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Essex County, New York
Access status: Short path to the base beside a hydro facility
The walk: About 0.1 miles
Ground & access: Easy. Short dirt path and a natural rock stairway to river level. Rocks by the river are slippery, and the flow is very strong in spring.

Northern New York Waterfalls: Alice Falls

Alice Falls, formerly called Little Falls, is a rectangular cascade of about 35 feet on the Ausable River at the Essex and Clinton county line, just north of Keeseville. Driving north from Keeseville toward the Ausable Chasm attraction, watch for the Alice Falls Hydro Project signs on the right; they are set back from the road. Coming from the north, the entrance is 0.3 miles from Ausable Chasm. There is a parking area soon after you enter, and another farther along the dirt road on the left, past the hydro facility. Walk down the hill to the river bank and descend a natural rock stairway to a flat area at the base of the falls.

Plan your visit

Alice Falls Hydro Project entrance off US 9 just north of Keeseville, unpaved parking, short path and natural rock stairway down to the base of the falls

Northern New York Waterfalls gives the walk as 0.1 mile.

Easy. Short dirt path and a natural rock stairway to river level. Rocks by the river are slippery, and the flow is very strong in spring.

Where to start

Unpaved parking area inside the Alice Falls Hydro Project entrance on the east side of US 9, with a second area farther in on the dirt road.

Timing & water

Flow is strongest in spring snowmelt. Stay out of the river below the hydro facility.

Before you go

Northern New York Waterfalls lists access as public. No fee is mentioned.

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

Essex County, New York.

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