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Lower Buckeye Falls

Hamilton County, Ohio

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Hamilton County, Ohio
Access status
County park gorge trail; motor vehicle permit required
The walk
0.6 mile one way; about 1.4 miles out and back
Ground & access
Dirt trail, steep at the start, with a high footbridge. Rock layers and fossil-filled shale along the creek.
Hiking the Parks: Sharon Woods County Park

Lower Buckeye Falls is the lower of two large waterfalls on Sharon Creek in the Sharon Woods gorge, a State Nature Preserve inside the county park at 11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville. Enter the park from Kemper Road, drive 0.2 mile and turn left on Buckeye Falls Drive; trailhead parking is on the right just after crossing the dam. The Gorge Trail descends steeply at first to an overlook of the upper cascade, then levels through mature forest, crosses the creek on a high bridge, and passes an old bridge abutment. A rest area on the left then overlooks the lower waterfall, near the main park road where the trail ends. Return the same way, or take the fitness trail back up the hill.

Plan your visit

Sharon Woods (Great Parks of Hamilton County), Gorge Trail from the lot below the Sharon Lake dam on Buckeye Falls Drive, down the gorge to the lower waterfall overlook near the main park road

Great Parks lists the Gorge Trail as 0.6 miles. The Hiking the Parks account gives 1.4 miles out and back; the trail is linear and the lower falls overlook is near its end.

Dirt trail, steep at the start, with a high footbridge. Rock layers and fossil-filled shale along the creek.

Where to start

Gorge Trail parking on Buckeye Falls Drive just past the dam. The lower end of the trail is near the main park road and a picnic area.

Timing & water

Open daily from dawn until dusk. Sharon Lake is lowered for construction until spring 2027; check Great Parks alerts for parking changes.

Before you go

A valid Great Parks Motor Vehicle Permit is required to enter the park.

Visitor information
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Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Hamilton County, Ohio.

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