Schroon Falls

Essex County, New York

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Essex County, New York
Access status: Partial guide: shoulder parking and a bank beside posted private land; public status of the bank is not stated
The walk: Under 0.1 mile, about 1 minute
Ground & access: Short, steep bank down to sandy and rocky river edge beside the bridge support.

Northern New York Waterfalls: Schroon Falls

Schroon Falls is a very small curtain cascade, only about 2 feet high, on the Schroon River almost directly under the US 9 bridge between Schroon Lake and North Hudson. Northern New York Waterfalls says it cannot be seen from the road; you reach the river bank beside the bridge. The same source reports Posted signs a few dozen feet inland on the south bank and keeps to the rocks by the bridge support. The roads on the southwest side of the bridge are labeled private.

Plan your visit

US 9 bridge over the Schroon River about 2 miles north of NY 74, from the shoulder parking at the River Road corner down the bank beside the bridge

Northern New York Waterfalls gives the walk as under 0.1 mile, about 1 minute.

Short, steep bank down to sandy and rocky river edge beside the bridge support.

Where to start

Roadside shoulder north of the bridge at the River Road corner. Guard rails line the road by the bridge. Do not use the private Peaks Hill Road or Falls View Road.

Timing & water

No seasonal information is given. High water covers the rocks by the bridge support.

Before you go

No fee or reservation is mentioned.

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

Essex County, New York.

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