About Snow Falls
Snow Falls was actually an unexpected waterfall we stumbled upon on a day when we had to improvise our itinerary after the US Government Shutdown nixed our plans to go to Acadia National Park in Maine. So as an alternative, we headed to Portland, Maine, and on the way south from Dunn Falls, that was when we accidentally encountered this roadside waterfall. I guess you could say that if it wasn’t for the government shutdown, we would’ve bypassed this waterfall (as well as the charming city of Portland, ME) altogether.
From the well-signposted and well-established car park and picnic area for the rest stop (see directions below), I was able to descend towards a bridge spanning the Little Androscoggin River where I got the view you see at the top of this page. The falls was a sloping cascade with about a 25ft drop. Tall fencing was erected to keep people from getting into the gorge below (especially youngsters and/or daredevils) so it was pretty family friendly though this also limited the places to take photos without the fence in it.
Looking downstream on the other side of the bridge, there was a serene lake fringed by some foliage with Autumn colors. The view downstream was pretty photogenic though it was against the sun during our early afternoon visit. Speaking of Autumn, given the relative force that this waterfall flowed with, I’d imagine that this waterfall would easily last the whole year.
After crossing the bridge to the other side of the gorge, I noticed there was another waterfall that appeared to drain some kind of man-made diversion channel. While the waterfall looked attractive, I doubted that I was legitimate due to the water diversion. There was also some kind of infrastructure above it (i.e. an old wall with windows) so I’d imagine there must’ve been some kind of history here.
The trail continued to go further upstream past the top of Snow Falls towards some calmer parts of the river. However, I only went as far as the top of the falls so I wouldn’t know where the trail went nor what the trail had to offer.
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