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Lower Falls

Franklin County, New York

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Franklin County, New York
Access status
Wilderness trail and trailhead documented
The walk
About 4.2 miles one way
Ground & access
Long, mostly gentle forest trail; wet sections and short flooded stretches in early season. Biting insects can be intense.
Northern New York Waterfalls: Lower Falls (Raquette River)

Take Coreys Road south from NY 3 between Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake for about 3 miles and park in the lot on the right about 0.2 miles past Stoney Creek. The trail starts at the rear right of the lot behind the register kiosk and is well signed. Just beyond four miles you reach a clearing with a barn-type building and a ranger residence; continue to a sign for Lower Falls and go to the river. The Lower Falls is a low slide, more like rapids, at an S-bend in the Raquette River. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Raquette Falls trailhead on Coreys Road off NY 3, Raquette Falls Trail about 4 miles to the ranger station clearing, then the signed spur to Lower Falls

Northern New York Waterfalls lists the hike as 4.2 miles one way. Protect the Adirondacks gives 4.4 miles one way to Raquette Falls, the farther falls on the same trail.

Long, mostly gentle forest trail; wet sections and short flooded stretches in early season. Biting insects can be intense.

Where to start

Unpaved trailhead lot on the right side of Coreys Road, about 0.2 miles after crossing Stoney Creek.

Timing & water

Wet trail in spring. Protect the Adirondacks lists the trail for hiking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.

Before you go

High Peaks Wilderness (NYS DEC). No fee is stated by the sources.

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

Franklin County, New York.

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