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Buttermilk Falls

Hamilton County, New York

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Hamilton County, New York
Access status
Short trail and signed parking documented
The walk
About 0.1 miles one way (350 feet)
Ground & access
Short, easy dirt trail with 30 to 40 feet of elevation change. Rock outcrops above and below the falls; the falls are not safe for climbing or diving.
Experience Our Adirondacks (Hamilton County): Buttermilk Falls
Buttermilk Falls, NY
Buttermilk Falls, NY
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Travel south from Long Lake village on NY 30/28N. Where the road bends left and climbs, take North Point Road (County Road 3) to the right for about 2.1 miles to a small parking area on the right with a Buttermilk Falls sign. A well-kept, easy trail of about 350 feet leads to the 25-foot falls on the Raquette River. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

North Point Road (County Road 3) off NY 30/28N south of Long Lake, signed parking area, short trail to Buttermilk Falls on the Raquette River

Hamilton County tourism gives about 0.1 miles one way and 0.2 miles round trip. Northern New York Waterfalls gives about 350 feet from the parking area.

Short, easy dirt trail with 30 to 40 feet of elevation change. Rock outcrops above and below the falls; the falls are not safe for climbing or diving.

Where to start

Small unpaved parking area on the right side of North Point Road about 2.1 miles from NY 30/28N, signed Buttermilk Falls.

Timing & water

Water flows well even in late summer. Expect ice in winter.

Before you go

No fee is stated by the sources.

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

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Hamilton County, New York.

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