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Best waterfalls in New York
4 hand-picked waterfalls in New York, with photos, maps, trail stats and site-specific safety guidance. Tap any card to see directions, height, and visit tips.
Eternal Flame Falls
Orchard Park, New York
Small waterfall sheltering a natural gas flame.
9m·No reviews yet·37been
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, New York
Finally got to see the waterfall that was in our school textbooks.
51m·No reviews yet·1,476been
Buttermilk Falls
Ithaca, New York
Series of cascades in Ithaca's gorges.
50m·No reviews yet·317been
Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen, New York
19 waterfalls within a 2-mile gorge.
60m·No reviews yet·197been
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