Norton’s Falls

Monroe County, New York

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Monroe County, New York
Access status: Short gorge trail from public fishing access parking
The walk: Short zig-zag trail; NYFalls lists about 15 minutes for the visit and gives no distance
Ground & access: Steep zig-zag dirt trail down the gorge side. Not accessible for wheelchairs.

Norton's Falls is a roughly 50-foot falls where Norton's Creek drops out of a tunnel in the Genesee Gorge cliff, inside Seneca Park in Rochester. NYFalls says a zig-zagging trail down the gorge passes the falls half-way down. Flow is usually low and can be very weak in dry weather; spring and heavy rain give the best flow. NYFalls notes litter along the falls at times.

Plan your visit

Public fishing access parking on Seth Green Drive to the zig-zag trail down the Genesee Gorge, which passes Norton's Falls about half way down

NYFalls lists the visit time as 15 minutes and does not publish a distance. The falls are about half way down the trail to the river.

Steep zig-zag dirt trail down the gorge side. Not accessible for wheelchairs.

Where to start

Public fishing access parking lot off Seth Green Drive, or along the road. Do not park in the apartment complex across the street.

Timing & water

NYFalls lists the site as open year-round, 24 hours a day. Flow is low in dry weather.

Before you go

NYFalls lists admission as free.

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

Monroe County, New York.

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