New Jersey

Buttermilk Falls

33 mi from New York · ~55 min drive

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Buttermilk Falls is a named waterfall in New Jersey — about 33 miles from New York, NY. Full visit details below.

State: New Jersey
Nearest city: New York, NY · 33 mi · ~55 min drive
Coordinates: 40.7996°, -74.6215°

From Wikipedia: Mendham Township is a township in southwestern Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located more than 30 miles (48 km) due west of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 6,016, an increase of 147 (+2.5%) from the 2010 census count of 5,869, which in turn reflected an increase of 469 (+8.7%) from the 5,400 counted in the 2000 census. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Mendham Township, New Jersey, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Visiting Buttermilk Falls

Trip planning

The exact location is at 40.7996°, -74.6215° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.

Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.

If you've visited Buttermilk Falls and have current notes (parking situation, dog policy, seasonality, kid-friendliness), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn more.

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