Kaaterskill Falls
Waterfall · Haines Falls, New York
A two-tiered waterfall of roughly 260 feet in Kaaterskill Clove, taller in total drop than Niagara and a fraction of its volume. Thomas Cole painted it in 1826 and effectively launched the Hudson River School with it, and for most of the nineteenth century this was one of the most visited natural sites in America — the Catskill Mountain House above it was a resort for the whole eastern seaboard.
Laurel House Road, Haines Falls, New York, 12436, United States
FREE and open year round, dawn to dusk, with no gate and no admission. The Laurel House Road parking area is free and SMALL, and fills by 9 a.m. on summer and autumn weekends. ⚠ ROADSIDE PARKING ON ROUTE 23A IS ILLEGAL, TICKETED AND DANGEROUS. ⚠ PEOPLE HAVE DIED AT THE TOP OF THESE FALLS — stay behind the rails. Flow varies enormously by season; it can be a trickle in a dry August. ⚠ NOT VERIFIED FOR THIS FILE.
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