Royalton Falls

Niagara County, New York

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Niagara County, New York
Access status: County park trail to the top of the falls; summer season
The walk: About 4/5 mile one way
Ground & access: Moderate. Dirt trails with steps, inclines, exposed roots and mud in wet seasons. Park trail colors and the posted map may not match. Avoid the water: Eighteenmile Creek has high levels of contaminants.

Royalton Falls, also called Nortons Falls, is a sloping cascade of about 15 feet on the East Branch of Eighteenmile Creek in Royalton Ravine County Park. From the lot, take the gravel path west past the fishing pond to the tree line and the orange trail. Turn right at the first T. Just before a quarter mile, turn left at the next T, pass a blue trail, and descend wooden stairs to the creek. At about a third of a mile, cross the plank and cable bridge and keep on the orange trail with the creek on your left, past homestead ruins, to the top of the falls. The trail only reaches the top; NYFalls describes walking up the creek bed to the base as an option.

Plan your visit

Royalton Ravine County Park lot off Gasport Road, orange trail past the fishing pond and down the stairs to the cable bridge, then on to the top of the falls

NYFalls places the falls at about 4/5 mile in on the orange trail and gives about a mile one way overall. Return the same way.

Moderate. Dirt trails with steps, inclines, exposed roots and mud in wet seasons. Park trail colors and the posted map may not match. Avoid the water: Eighteenmile Creek has high levels of contaminants.

Where to start

Gravel lots at the park entrance off Gasport Road (County Road 10), about half a mile south of NY 31, room for over 20 cars. Niagara Falls USA lists the address as Gasport Road, Gasport.

Timing & water

NYFalls lists hours as 7am to 9pm, Memorial Day weekend through September. Flow is best in spring and tends to dry out by summer.

Before you go

NYFalls lists admission as free. Dogs must be leashed.

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

Niagara County, New York.

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