Grand Falls Gorge

A 23 M Waterfall On The Saint John River Dropping Into A 1.6 Km Gorge With A Visitor Centre, Trails Along The Rim, A Suspension Bridge, A Gorge Walk Down Stairs And The Legends Of The River. A Spectacular Spring Flood Spot And A Stop On The Way To Quebec · Grand Falls, New Brunswick

Grand Falls Gorge lies in the town of Grand Falls in north-western New Brunswick, near the Maine border, where the Saint John River drops about 23 metres over a rock ledge and rushes through a gorge roughly 1.6 kilometres long (confirm figures). The falls are among the largest in eastern Canada by volume in spring, when snowmelt swells the river and the whole gorge fills with spray and noise. A visitor centre, railed lookouts, trails along both rims and a stair walk into the gorge give several angles on the water, and a suspension bridge crosses the gap in places (confirm). A power station upstream takes part of the flow in summer, so the cascade can look modest in August and thunderous in April (confirm). The Wolastoqiyik tell legends of the river, and the town grew around the falls as a lumber and farming centre. It is a handy stop on the road to Quebec and offers a mix of easy viewing and steeper gorge walking.

Grand Falls Gorge, a waterfall and gorge on the Saint John River in the town of Grand Falls in north-western New Brunswick near the Maine border; coordinates approximate, Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada

The lookouts near the town centre can be visited at any hour all year, but the visitor centre, gorge stairs and guided tours follow a summer season, generally from about late May to early October, with daily hours from morning to late afternoon and longer in July and August (confirm dates and times). Ice can close the stairs and paths in winter, and floods in April can close lower sections. An evening light and sound show may run on selected summer nights (confirm). Daylight lasts until about 9 pm in June and 4:30 pm in December.

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