New York
Chittenango Falls
16 mi from Syracuse · ~30 min drive
167ft tall
≈ 51 m
≈ 51 m
Chittenango Falls is a named waterfall in New York — a substantial cascade dropping 167 feet, about 16 miles from Syracuse, NY. Full visit details below.
- State
- New York
- Nearest city
- Syracuse, NY · 16 mi · ~30 min drive
- Height
- 167 ft (51 m)
- Coordinates
- 42.9786°, -75.8415°
From Wikipedia: Chittenango Falls State Park is a 193-acre (0.78 km2) state park located in Madison County, New York, east of Cazenovia Lake. The park features a 167-foot (51 m) waterfall that cascades over roughly 400-million-year-old bedrock. At the bottom of the falls Chittenango Creek flows underneath a wooden bridge. The park offers a variety of activities including picnic tables with pavilions, a playground, a nature trail, hiking, and fishing. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Chittenango Falls State Park, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Chittenango Falls
The exact location is at 42.9786°, -75.8415° — 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.
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Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Syracuse, NY — 16 miles away (~30 min drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Chittenango Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) ; the Wikipedia article linked above provides additional history. We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.