Guppy Falls
Onondaga County, New York
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Onondaga County, New York
- Access status
- Town conservation area trail from a small roadside lot
- The walk
- Short walk; no total distance is given
- Ground & access
- Dirt trail along a shale gully; slippery near the falls. Not accessible.
Guppy Falls is a waterfall of about 20 to 25 feet on a small tributary of Ninemile Creek in the Town of Skaneateles Conservation Area. CNY Hiking places the trailhead for Guppy Falls on Gully Road, about a mile in from Old Seneca Turnpike, and the town trail map shows the trail to the falls and an overlook. The town bought the former Guppy Farm in 2001 and made the nature trail above the falls an official trail. The shale is slippery and the flow is a trickle in dry summers.
Plan your visit
Guppy Falls trailhead pull-off on Gully Road, Skaneateles Conservation Area trail to the falls and overlook
No source gives a total distance from the Gully Road pull-off to the falls. The Town of Skaneateles trail map shows the trail to Guppy Falls and the Guppy Falls Overlook.
Dirt trail along a shale gully; slippery near the falls. Not accessible.
Where to start
Small gravel and dirt pull-off on the west side of Gully Road, just north of the creek, with room for several cars (NY Falls parking N 42.96814, W 76.39002). The main conservation area lot on Old Seneca Turnpike serves the pond and observation deck.
Timing & water
Open year-round, dawn to dusk. Hunting is permitted on the town conservation areas in season; seasons are posted.
Before you go
Free.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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