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The Grotto

Greene County, Ohio

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Greene County, Ohio
Access status
Nature preserve loop trail; parking fee
The walk
About 1 mile round trip
Ground & access
Stone steps and dirt trails with boardwalks; more than 110 stone steps from the Corry Street lot. No trails are wheelchair accessible at present.
Glen Helen: Directions and Parking

The Grotto is a small waterfall over a travertine mound with a little cave behind it in Glen Helen Nature Preserve, Yellow Springs, a private nature preserve open to the public. From the Corry Street parking, follow the main trail downhill to Yellow Springs Creek and the Inman Trail. Following the loop clockwise, pass the boardwalk and Pompey's Pillar and the old dam remains; the Grotto is nearby, just before the trail climbs to the Yellow Spring. Return the same way or finish the loop. The trail system can be confusing; carry the preserve map.

Plan your visit

Glen Helen Nature Preserve parking in Yellow Springs, then the Inman Trail along Yellow Springs Creek to the travertine mound and Grotto below the Yellow Spring

Waterfall Record gives about 1 mile round trip from the Corry Street parking. TrekOhio describes the Grotto as a stop on the Inman Trail loop.

Stone steps and dirt trails with boardwalks; more than 110 stone steps from the Corry Street lot. No trails are wheelchair accessible at present.

Where to start

Steps Lot at 505 Corry Street, Yellow Springs, or the Cascades Lot at 1075 State Route 343.

Timing & water

Trails are open sunrise to sunset. Dogs must be leashed and stay on the trail.

Before you go

Parking fee of $10 for non-members; members park free.

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

Greene County, Ohio.

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