Piscawen Falls
Rensselaer County, New York
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Rensselaer County, New York
- Access status
- Partial guide: public city park; walking route to the falls not described
- The walk
- Not described
- Ground & access
- Park nature trails; conditions not described.
Piscawen Falls is on the Piscawen Kill in Frear Park, a 247-acre City of Troy park with nature trails. Adirondack Sports says the falls can be reached by Frear Park Road above Bradley Lake. A guided Hudson River Valley Ramble hike passed the old Troy water reservoirs, a beaver pond and the waterfalls on the Piscawen Creek. No source describes the path from parking to the falls, so the exact approach is unknown.
Plan your visit
Frear Park in Troy, via Frear Park Road above Bradley Lake
No source gives a walking route or distance to the falls.
Park nature trails; conditions not described.
Where to start
The Ramble hike met at the Frear Park tennis courts parking lot on Frear Park Road, Troy. No source says which lot is closest to the falls.
Timing & water
No seasonal information is given.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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