New York · Documented attraction
Eternal Flame Falls
14 mi from Buffalo · ~25 min drive
30ft tall
≈ 9 m
≈ 9 m
Eternal Flame Falls is a named waterfall in New York — a smaller 30-foot cascade, about 14 miles from Buffalo, NY. Full visit details below.
- State
- New York
- Nearest city
- Buffalo, NY · 14 mi · ~25 min drive
- Height
- 30 ft (9 m)
- Coordinates
- 42.7018°, -78.7518°
- Listed as
- Tourist attraction (OpenStreetMap)
From Wikipedia: The Eternal Flame Falls is a small waterfall located in the Shale Creek Preserve, a section of Chestnut Ridge Park in Western New York. A small grotto at the waterfall's base emits natural gas, which can be lit to produce a small flame. This flame is visible nearly year round, although it can be extinguished and must occasionally be re-lit. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Eternal Flame Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Eternal Flame Falls
The exact location is at 42.7018°, -78.7518° — 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 Buffalo, NY — 14 miles away (~25 min drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Eternal Flame 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.