New York

Lower Ghost (Japanese) Falls

40 mi from Albany · ~1.1 hr drive

49ft tall
≈ 15 m

Lower Ghost (Japanese) Falls is a named waterfall in New York — a smaller 49-foot cascade, about 40 miles from Albany, NY. Full visit details below.

Nearest city
Albany, NY · 40 mi · ~1.1 hr drive
Height
49 ft (15 m)

Visiting Lower Ghost (Japanese) Falls

Trip planning

The exact location is at 42.1308°, -74.0826° — 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 Lower Ghost (Japanese) 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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Sources

Public data

Location and tag data for Lower Ghost (Japanese) Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) . 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.