Santa Cruz Falls
Greene County, New York
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 56 ft (17 m)
- Location
- Greene County, New York
- Ground elevation
- About 1,770 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- Santa Cruz Creek
- Land
- Kaaterskill Wild Forest
- Nearby mapped access
- Mapped parking area (route unconfirmed)
A nearby mapped parking area or trailhead may not connect to this waterfall. Confirm the route and public access before travelling.
Santa Cruz Falls is mapped in Greene County, New York, 3.2 miles west of Palenville. This entry shows its location and nearby mapped places; a visitor route has not been confirmed.
About this location
Land & access
The land ownership record at this location lists Kaaterskill Wild Forest. The listed manager is state conservation department. The land record lists public access. Check the manager’s current visitor information for permitted routes and closures.
Water & terrain
Santa Cruz Creek is mapped within 60 metres (about 200 feet) of the waterfall. Proximity alone does not confirm which stream feeds the falls.
Ground elevation is the land’s height above sea level, not the waterfall’s drop.
Sources for these details
Nearby streams and paths: OpenStreetMap. Land names: USGS PAD-US ownership records, with planning boundaries used only where ownership has no usable name. Ground elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program.
Map records do not verify a walking route or current access conditions.
Before you make the trip
The closest mapped parking is 0.6 mi away in a straight line. This is not a walking distance.
Trail length, parking rules and current conditions have not been confirmed for this entry.
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Delmura FallsPartial guide: bushwhack approach; final route to the falls not described in detail13 ft (4 m) · Greene County, NY0.6 miN
- Buttermilk Falls75 ft (23 m) · Greene County, NY0.7 miSE
- Lower Buttermilk FallsPartial guide: bushwhack and creek crossing only safe at low water36 ft (11 m) · Greene County, NY0.7 miE
- Bastion FallsPartial: falls location documented; no parking on Route 23A and the walk from the lots is not described33 ft (10 m) · Greene County, NY0.8 miNE
- Wildcat FallsDEC trail crosses the top of the falls; base access dangerous98 ft (30 m) · Greene County, NY1.2 miSE
Kaaterskill FallsResearched visit notes148 ft (45 m) · Greene County, NY1.2 miNE- Fawn's Leap26 ft (8 m) · Greene County, NY1.3 miE
- Elizabeth Falls26 ft (8 m) · Greene County, NY1.5 miSE
- Viola FallsForest Preserve trail past Poet's Ledge; about 3.7 miles one way30 ft (9 m) · Greene County, NY1.5 miSE