Albany · NY

Waterfalls near Albany, NY

139 waterfalls within 75 miles · 139 with detail pages · 37 within 25 miles

This page lists every named waterfall in our database within driving distance of Albany, sorted by how far they are. Distances are straight-line; drive times assume average highway-plus-local routes (typically 30% longer than the straight-line miles). For trip planning, treat them as a starting point and verify the actual route in Google Maps.

Always check current access, parking, and seasonal closures with the relevant land manager — state parks, the National Park Service, or the local ranger district — before heading out. Several of these falls are seasonal and may run dry in mid-to-late summer.

Closest waterfalls to Albany

Top 5

New York

Lower Burden Falls

5 miles from Albany · ~10 min

New York

Corning Cascade Falls

5 miles from Albany · ~10 min

New York · 26 ft

Upper Burden Falls

5 miles from Albany · ~10 min

New York

Lower Burden Falls

5 miles from Albany · ~10 min

New York

Smart's Cascade

5 miles from Albany · ~10 min

All waterfalls within 75 miles, by distance

139 total

Within 25 miles of Albany

37 listed
WaterfallHeightDistanceDrive
Lower Burden Falls—5 mi~10 min
Corning Cascade Falls—5 mi~10 min
Upper Burden Falls26 ft5 mi~10 min
Lower Burden Falls—5 mi~10 min
Smart's Cascade—5 mi~10 min
Upper Burden Falls—6 mi~10 min
Poesten Kill Falls—6 mi~10 min
Poesten Kill Falls—6 mi~10 min
Horton Falls82 ft8 mi~15 min
Piscawen Falls—8 mi~15 min
Cohoes Falls89 ft10 mi~15 min
Wynants Kill Falls—10 mi~20 min
French Hollow Falls—11 mi~20 min
Barberville Falls—11 mi~20 min
Minelot Falls98 ft13 mi~25 min
Sliding Rock Falls30 ft14 mi~25 min
Hoags Corners Falls—14 mi~25 min
Swatling Falls—15 mi~25 min
Buttermilk Falls66 ft15 mi~25 min
Star Falls23 ft15 mi~25 min
Dickinson Falls—16 mi~25 min
Third Falls3 ft17 mi~30 min
Buttermilk Middle Falls—18 mi~30 min
Buttermilk Lower Falls—18 mi~30 min
Second Falls10 ft18 mi~30 min
First Falls7 ft18 mi~30 min
Buttermilk Falls—18 mi~30 min
Jacob's Ladder Falls—19 mi~35 min
Sergeant Falls—19 mi~35 min
Bozen KIll Falls49 ft19 mi~35 min
Upper Plotter Kill Falls59 ft19 mi~35 min
Lower Plotter Kill Falls39 ft19 mi~35 min
Rynex Kill Falls39 ft19 mi~35 min
Rensselaerville Lower Falls—22 mi~40 min
Rensselaerville Upper Falls—22 mi~40 min
Rensselaerville Middle Falls—22 mi~40 min
Haley Falls—25 mi~45 min

25–50 miles

69 listed
WaterfallHeightDistanceDrive
Hoosick Falls—27 mi~45 min
High Falls Waterfall—29 mi~50 min
Deer Hill Falls—29 mi~50 min
March Cataract Falls—29 mi~50 min
Money Brook Falls—30 mi~50 min
Silver Fox Falls10 ft30 mi~50 min
Buttermilk Falls—30 mi~50 min
Glen Falls—31 mi~55 min
Peck's Falls—31 mi~55 min
Lower Peck's Falls—32 mi~55 min
Cascade on South Brook7 ft32 mi~55 min
Gaia Cascade—32 mi~55 min
Venus Bath—32 mi~55 min
Middle Falls—33 mi~55 min
Dionondahowa Falls—33 mi~55 min
Winter Clove falls—33 mi~55 min
East Kill Falls—33 mi~60 min
Saratoga Falls—34 mi~60 min
Ashley Falls—34 mi~60 min
Snook Kill Falls—35 mi~60 min
Boucks Falls—35 mi~1.0 hr
falls10 ft35 mi~1.0 hr
Kaaterskill Falls—35 mi~1.0 hr
Kaaterskill Falls—35 mi~1.0 hr
Bastion Falls—36 mi~1.0 hr
Lower Buttermilk Falls—36 mi~1.0 hr
Fawn's Leap23 ft36 mi~1.0 hr
Santa Cruz Falls—36 mi~1.1 hr
Buttermilk Falls—37 mi~1.1 hr
Wildcat Falls—37 mi~1.1 hr
Elizabeth Falls—37 mi~1.1 hr
Viola Falls—37 mi~1.1 hr
Creamery Falls—38 mi~1.1 hr
Tannery Falls—38 mi~1.1 hr
Twin Cascade—38 mi~1.1 hr
Manor Kill Falls—39 mi~1.1 hr
Bash Bish Falls—40 mi~1.1 hr
Mine Kill Falls—40 mi~1.1 hr
Hells Hole Falls—40 mi~1.1 hr
Bridal Veil Falls66 ft40 mi~1.1 hr
Lower Ghost (Japanese) Falls49 ft40 mi~1.1 hr
Plattekill Falls75 ft40 mi~1.1 hr
Lower Bridal Veil Falls33 ft40 mi~1.1 hr
Upper Ghost (Japanese) Falls43 ft40 mi~1.1 hr
Old Mill Falls13 ft40 mi~1.1 hr
Grey Rock Falls33 ft40 mi~1.1 hr
Red Rock Falls—40 mi~1.2 hr
Green Hole Falls23 ft40 mi~1.2 hr
Red Falls—40 mi~1.2 hr
Schalks Falls—40 mi~1.2 hr
Black Chasm Falls131 ft40 mi~1.2 hr
Cantine Dam Falls—41 mi~1.2 hr
Palmer Falls—41 mi~1.2 hr
Hardenburg Falls—42 mi~1.2 hr
Diamond Notch Falls15 ft42 mi~1.2 hr
Upper Falls—42 mi~1.2 hr
Lower Falls—42 mi~1.2 hr
Eggleston Falls—44 mi~1.3 hr
Bear Rock Falls299 ft44 mi~1.3 hr
Canajoharie Falls—44 mi~1.3 hr
Sages Ravine Falls—44 mi~1.3 hr
Glenerie Falls—45 mi~1.3 hr
Glenerie Falls—45 mi~1.3 hr
Glenerie Falls—45 mi~1.3 hr
Glenerie Falls—45 mi~1.3 hr
Glenerie Falls—45 mi~1.3 hr
Glenerie Falls—45 mi~1.3 hr
Rockwell Falls—46 mi~1.3 hr
Lye Brook Falls—49 mi~1.4 hr

50–75 miles

33 listed
WaterfallHeightDistanceDrive
Stratton Falls20 ft51 mi~1.5 hr
Judds Falls121 ft51 mi~1.5 hr
Coward's Falls—52 mi~1.5 hr
third falls—52 mi~1.5 hr
second falls—52 mi~1.5 hr
West Stoney Creek Falls—52 mi~1.5 hr
Bear Slide—52 mi~1.5 hr
first falls—53 mi~1.5 hr
Buttermilk Falls—54 mi~1.6 hr
Cornell Falls—54 mi~1.6 hr
Otter Falls—55 mi~1.6 hr
Winchell's Falls—55 mi~1.6 hr
Natural Bridge Falls—58 mi~1.7 hr
Metacahonts Falls—60 mi~1.7 hr
High Falls Waterfall—60 mi~1.7 hr
Hamilton Falls—60 mi~1.7 hr
McGinn Falls66 ft60 mi~1.7 hr
Buttermilk Falls—60 mi~1.7 hr
High Falls—61 mi~1.8 hr
Auger Falls—62 mi~1.8 hr
Mossy Brook Waterfall—62 mi~1.8 hr
Vernooy Kill Falls—62 mi~1.8 hr
Shelving Rock Falls50 ft63 mi~1.8 hr
Austin Falls—64 mi~1.9 hr
Tompkins Falls—65 mi~1.9 hr
Christine Falls—66 mi~1.9 hr
Little Stony Kill Falls—68 mi~2.0 hr
Mine Hole Falls23 ft69 mi~2.0 hr
Wildcat Falls—70 mi~2.0 hr
T Lake Falls—70 mi~2.0 hr
Hanging Rock Falls—72 mi~2.1 hr
Dug Mountain Brook Upper Waterfall10 ft72 mi~2.1 hr
Dug Mountain Brook Waterfall3 ft73 mi~2.1 hr

Beyond 75 miles

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