Schalks Falls
Ulster County, New York
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 13 ft (4 m)
- Location
- Ulster County, New York
- Access status
- Partial guide: roadside bridge view; land beside the falls is posted and parking is not described
- The walk
- Roadside view; no walk
- Ground & access
- Road bridge; watch for traffic.
Schalk's Falls is a 17-foot falls on Plattekill Creek near the base of Platte Clove in West Saugerties, below the point where the seasonal Platte Clove Road starts its climb west up the clove. The land on both sides of the falls is posted. American Catskills says good views can still be had from the roadside on the bridge just downstream. View the falls from the bridge only and do not enter the posted land. The road name at the bridge and a place to park are not given.
Plan your visit
Road bridge just downstream from Schalk's Falls at the base of Platte Clove in West Saugerties; view from the roadside
American Catskills describes the view from the road bridge just downstream. No parking spot or walking distance is given.
Road bridge; watch for traffic.
Where to start
No parking spot is described. Do not block the road or private driveways.
Timing & water
Platte Clove Road west of the falls is closed from November to April.
Before you go
No fee. Private, posted land on both sides of the falls.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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