Waterfalls in Connecticut

Waterfalls in Connecticut at a glance

Connecticut has 98 named waterfalls on our map, 17th among the states. Most are small drops on creeks and rivers, and many run best in spring or after rain.

For bigger falls, the nearest waterfall country is Vermont and New Hampshire. Vermont's best-known falls include Moss Glen Falls, Bingham Falls, Hamilton Falls. Search your town on the map above and set the radius to 100 or 200 miles to see which are within a day trip; the map crosses state lines.

Small falls like these are at their best in spring and in the day or two after heavy rain, when the creeks feeding them run high; in dry spells many shrink to a trickle. See the best time to see waterfalls.

Connecticut by the numbers

The map shows 98 named falls in Connecticut. 11 of them are in the USGS Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of official place names, and 87 more are named falls mapped only in OpenStreetMap. 14 have a height recorded by OpenStreetMap mappers, which is what the height filter above uses. Southeastern ConnecticutCounty has the most, with 4.

Tallest recorded waterfalls in Connecticut

Heights as recorded in OpenStreetMap, converted to feet. Guidebooks may list different figures, usually because they count every tier of a fall or only the biggest drop. Why heights differ.

Counties with the most waterfalls

From the USGS record, which gives each fall's county.

Every named waterfall in Connecticut

Alphabetical within each county. Tap a name to centre the map above on it.

Lower Connecticut River Valley County (3)

Chapman Falls, Wadsworth Falls (30 ft), Westfield Falls

Naugatuck Valley County (1)

Buttermilk Falls

Northwest Hills County (2)

Great Falls (49 ft), Roxbury Falls

Southeastern Connecticut County (4)

Quinebaug Falls, Shetucket Falls, Silver Falls, Yantic Falls

Western Connecticut County (1)

Rippowan Falls

County not recorded (87)

Ayer's Gap Falls, Balance Rock Cascades, Beach Brook Falls, Beulah Falls, Blackledge Falls, Bunnell's Falls, Burlington Falls, Burr Falls (43 ft), Buttermilk Falls, Cargill Falls, Carpenter's Falls (16 ft), Carr Brook Falls, Cascades, Cascades, Cascades, Cascades, Cascades, Case Falls, Cathles Trail Falls, Center Springs Falls, Clark Creek Falls, Codfish Falls, Colebrook Falls, Day Pond Brook Falls, Dean's Ravine Falls (49 ft), Devil's Glen Falls, Diana's Pool Falls, Dividend Falls, East Meadow Brook Falls, Enders Falls, Falls Brook Falls, Farmill River Falls, Farms Falls, Fetzer Falls, Freeman Hill Brook Falls, Glen Falls, Grayville Falls, Hatch Brook Falls (30 ft), Hockanum Falls, Hopp Brook Falls, Indian Well Falls (13 ft), Intermittent Cascade, Intermittent Cascade, Intermittent Waterfall, Kent Falls, Knife Shop Falls, Little Muk Falls, Lost Acres Falls, Lower Falls, Marshepaug Falls, Mill Pond Falls, Moodus Falls, New Preston Falls, Nineveh Falls, Nonnewaug Falls, Northgate Falls, Pine Brook Falls, Pine Swamp Brook Falls, Pothole Falls, Poverty Hollow Falls, Prydden Brook Falls, Quaker Brook Falls, Riga Falls (26 ft), Roaring Brook Falls, Sages Ravine Brook Falls, Saugatuck Falls, Seven Falls, Seven Steps Falls, Sheep Falls, Shipyard Falls, Southford Falls, Sperry Falls (10 ft), Spruce Brook Falls, Spruce Glen Falls, Stair Brook Falls (46 ft), Succor Brook Falls, Talcott Ravine, Tartia Falls (20 ft), The Cascade, Tunxis Falls, Wadsworth Little Falls (39 ft), Wepawaug Falls, Westledge Trail Cascades, Whigville Falls, Wintergreen Falls (23 ft), Wolcott Falls (23 ft), Wyllys Falls

Before you go

The map shows where falls are, not whether they are open or safe to reach. Check the land manager, usually a state park or national forest, for closures, fees and permits, and stay on the trail near the water. Our waterfall safety guide covers the hazards, and waterfall hikes near me explains how to pick a trail.

Waterfalls near cities in Connecticut

Every named fall within driving range of the city, nearest first: waterfalls near Hartford.

Waterfalls in nearby states: Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont. Or see waterfalls in every state.