Buttermilk Falls
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Cuyahoga County, Ohio
- Access status
- Metroparks overlook deck across the parkway from a trailhead lot
- The walk
- A short walk across the parkway to the overlook
- Ground & access
- Short walk to a wooden deck; cross the parkway with care.
Buttermilk Falls is a cascade on Buttermilk Falls Creek in North Chagrin Reservation, Cleveland Metroparks, where the creek drops from Cleveland Shale to Chagrin Shale. From the Buttermilk Falls Trailhead parking, cross Buttermilk Falls Parkway to the wooden deck of the Buttermilk Falls Scenic Overlook. Return the same way, or continue on the Buttermilk Falls Loop or other trails from the trailhead.
Plan your visit
Buttermilk Falls Trailhead in North Chagrin Reservation, then a short walk across Buttermilk Falls Parkway to the scenic overlook deck
Cleveland Metroparks describes the overlook as a short trek across Buttermilk Falls Parkway from the trailhead. No distance is given.
Short walk to a wooden deck; cross the parkway with care.
Where to start
Buttermilk Falls Trailhead lot on Buttermilk Falls Parkway, North Chagrin Reservation; Cleveland Metroparks describes ample parking.
Timing & water
No seasonal information is given.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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