Raquette 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 4.3 to 4.4 miles one way
- Ground & access
- Long, mostly gentle forest trail. Wet sections, and in early season a short stretch can be under water. Biting insects can be intense.
Raquette Falls is a two-part drop on the Raquette River in the High Peaks Wilderness: a two-foot ledge, then a six-foot horseshoe drop about 20 feet downstream. Take Coreys Road south from NY 3 between Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake, keep left at the split to avoid Axton Landing, and park in the lot on the right about 0.2 mile after crossing Stoney Creek. The trail starts at the back 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 past the sign for Lower Falls and follow the trail along the river about 0.1 mile more to Raquette Falls. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Raquette Falls trailhead on Coreys Road off NY 3, Raquette Falls Trail past the ranger station clearing and Lower Falls to Raquette Falls
Northern New York Waterfalls lists 4.3 miles one way, about 0.1 mile beyond Lower Falls. Protect the Adirondacks gives 4.4 miles for the Raquette Falls Trail.
Long, mostly gentle forest trail. Wet sections, and in early season a short stretch can be under water. Biting insects can be intense.
Where to start
Unpaved trailhead lot on the right side of Coreys Road, about 0.2 mile 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. No fee or reservation is stated by the sources.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Lower FallsWilderness trail and trailhead documentedFranklin County, NY0.1 miNE
- Upper FallsLong public trail along the Raquette RiverFranklin County, NY0.4 miSW
- Millers FallsRemote wilderness trail; overnight trip on the Northville-Placid TrailEssex County, NY6.3 miSE
- Wanika FallsLong public trail; stream ford at the fallsEssex County, NY14 miE
- Rocky FallsMarked trail from the Adirondak Loj lot; parking feeEssex County, NY16 miE
- Hanging Spear FallsLong wilderness hike; view the falls from the trailEssex County, NY17 miE
- MacIntyre FallsHigh Peaks trail route from the Adirondak Loj; about 2.5 miles one wayEssex County, NY17 miE
Buttermilk FallsShort trail and signed parking documentedHamilton County, NY18 miSW- Indian FallsWilderness trail; long day hike from a fee trailheadEssex County, NY20 miE