Saratoga Falls
Saratoga County, New York
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Saratoga County, New York
- Access status
- Partial guide: park overlook of the dam at the old falls; parking not described
- The walk
- Roadside park overlook; no walk is described
- Ground & access
- Roadside park; terrain not described.
Saratoga Falls was a set of Hudson River rapids north of Schuylerville. A timber dam was built at the falls in 1822 and replaced in stone in 1869; today the Northumberland Dam stands at the site. Saratoga Falls Park, a small park on Route 4N, overlooks the dam, where excess water spills over and continues down the natural river course. The original falls are no longer visible as natural rapids. No source describes parking or paths at the park.
Plan your visit
Saratoga Falls Park on Route 4N, overlooking the Northumberland Dam on the Hudson River
No source gives a walking distance. The park sits on Route 4N about one mile north of the Hudson Crossing Park entrance; that is a road distance, not a walk.
Roadside park; terrain not described.
Where to start
Not described. The park is on Route 4N about one mile north of the Hudson Crossing Park entrance near Schuylerville.
Timing & water
No seasonal information is given. Flow over the dam depends on river level.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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