
Sam’s Point and Verkeederskill Falls Trail A covered bridge sits astride the falls, which pool into a basin after a 25-foot drop. The falls are easily accessible from Winter Clove Brook, not far from the Inn of the same name. Artist Falls in Round TopĪrtist Falls is a tucked-away spot offering beauty and mystery. Only people with a permit for fishing access can make their way down to the falls. There is a parking area on either side of the road, and a trailhead right near the bridge. These beautiful falls flow under a bridge on Intake Road. Parking for Comeau Trail: 42.038300, -74.126041 Parking for Woodstock Waterfall Falls: 42.039939, -74.119309 Hardenburgh Falls in Roxbury The park shows you a 15ft waterfall right in the heart of the famous town. Go further into the town of Woodstock and visit the Woodstock Waterfall Park. Located in Woodstock, the Comeau trail takes you along the Saw Kill and several small waterfalls ranging from 5ft to 15 ft. Trailhead GPS: 42.20725, -74.03881 Comeau Trail and Saw Kill Look left and you'll see trail signs for North Point/North Mountain travel on this trail for about 1.5 miles. Park at Scutt Road trailhead and hike up the road back onto North Lake Road. Bonus: Tompkins falls makes for a great scenic cycling route stop after visiting other nearby waterfalls, including Manorkill and Hardenburgh. Take a close look and you’ll see the remnants of a stone dam that once utilized Tompkins Falls as an electric source for the towns of Shavertown, Pepacton and Arena, which were flooded to create the Pepacton Reservoir and part of the New York City Watershed. You'll find the falls at the end of this road. Take Route 30/Shavertown Bridge from Andes and turn onto the Bureau of Water Supply Road 8, continuing onto Barkaboom Road. Located on Barkaboom Road, this 26-foot waterfall is part of the Barkaboom Stream, which eventually flows into the Pepacton Reservoir. To get to the trailhead from Roscoe, take Route 206 north to Morton Hill Road and then to Russell Brook Road. After departing from the trailhead, you’ll pass over Russell Brook and just a short distance away is 23-foot Russell Brook Falls. Located in the Delaware Wild Forest Preserve, this is a waterfall that requires very little effort to get to during a scenic drive or another leisurely outing, and is just a short distance from the trailhead for Trout Pond Trail.

Along the way, you’ll encounter ruins from the old Vernooy Mill dating back to the 1800s and the Catskills’ lumbering heydays.

Flowing down over 60 feet of Catskill shale ledges, the falls are a beautiful, family-friendly spot to cool off on a hot summer’s day. Catskills WaterfallsĪdd a dose of scenic adventure to your Catskills vacation by visiting one of the region's most remarkable cascades: Vernooy Kill Fallsīegin at the trailhead on Upper Cherrytown Road in Kerhonkson to make the 3.6-mile moderate trek up Cherrytown Mountain and you’ll be rewarded with the gently cascading waters of Vernooy Kill Falls and its variety of swimming holes. Thanks to the Catskills’ varied landscape, you’ll discover a bounty of cascading waterfalls large and small across the region. Spring is the best time for viewing waterfalls in the Catskills, when melting snow and ice create torrents, lending drama to dynamic natural landmarks. Bubbling up from the ground, streams and rivers come alive in Spring, creating new waterfalls and adding to the majesty of existing cascades.

Traveling down from the great heights of the mountains, the Catskills waterfalls come in varieties from easily accessible to ending with a sweet reward on some of the best hikes in the Catskills. The Catskills Region offers abundant waterways that flow through the landscape, carving it into a place of rare beauty close to home.
