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Hectors Falls

Schuyler County, New York

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Schuyler County, New York
Access status
Partial guide: roadside view; only shoulder parking on a fast highway
The walk
Roadside view
Ground & access
Busy highway shoulder with fast traffic. No sidewalk or designated viewing area.
NYFalls: Hector Falls

Hector Falls is a tall series of cascades on Hector Falls Creek, dropping to Seneca Lake beside NY 414 in the Town of Hector. Drive north from Watkins Glen on NY 414 for about 2.5 miles; after a bridge the falls are on the right. Only the upper part is visible from the road or creek bed. The lower cascades are on private property and visible only from the lake by boat.

Plan your visit

NY 414 about 2.5 miles north of Watkins Glen, roadside view where the highway crosses Hector Falls Creek

No walk is needed; the upper part of the falls is visible from the NY 414 roadside.

Busy highway shoulder with fast traffic. No sidewalk or designated viewing area.

Where to start

NYFalls says to park on the NY 414 shoulder before or after the falls, room for about 5 cars, and to slow down with flashers on because traffic is fast. There is no designated lot.

Timing & water

Flow is low in dry summers; best in spring, fall and after heavy rain.

Before you go

Free.

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

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Waterfall location

Schuyler County, New York.

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