Lower Falls (Enfield Falls)

Lower Falls (or Enfield Falls) is the other major waterfall attraction of Robert H. Treman State Park near Ithaca, New York. As the name suggests, it’s at the foot of the…

Ithaca Falls

Ithaca Falls is probably our favorite of the Finger Lakes region of Western New York. We think it could very well be the largest of the waterfalls in the region with a reported 75ft height and a…

Buttermilk Falls

Buttermilk Falls is a series of cascades said to total around 500ft in cumulative height. The last 80ft is what we think the majority of visitors see as it shows itself to people…

Taughannock Falls

Taughannock Falls (rhymes with “mechanic”) is one of the signature attractions of the Finger Lakes area. Indeed, it was certainly one of those waterfalls where it seemed like we saw it many times…

High Falls of the Genesee River (Rochester)

The High Falls of the Genesee River in Rochester (like the Lower Falls) could’ve easily become a real scenic icon. However, one look at it and you can sense it’s out-of-place with…

Pratt’s Falls

Pratt’s Falls is a thin and lacy 137ft high waterfall partially hidden in thick foliage. I can easily envision how the falls can really stand out in the autumn when fall…

Lower Carpenter Falls

Lower Carpenter Falls is actually an unofficial moniker that I’m giving for this pretty cascade. Technically there are a handful of inaccessible waterfalls downstream…

Upper Carpenter Falls

Upper Carpenter Falls (or just Carpenter Falls) is one of those waterfalls that you can actually go behind (albeit unofficially in this case). We visited this waterfall towards the end of the day…

Lower Falls of the Genesee River (Rochester)

The Lower Falls of the Genesee River in Rochester has the potential to be a very scenic waterfall, but its urban setting rather takes away from all it can be. Even with that said…

Chittenango Falls

Chittenango Falls is a nice 167ft waterfall in the northeast corner of the Finger Lakes area (not far from Syracuse) as Chittenango Creek drains from Cazenovia Lake to…

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls is the largest waterfall (by volume) in North America. The falls actually consists of three separate components – Horseshoe Falls, American Falls, and Bridal Veil…