Connecticut · Documented attraction
Roaring Brook Falls
12 mi from New Haven · ~20 min drive
No height recorded
Roaring Brook Falls is a named waterfall in Connecticut — about 12 miles from New Haven, CT. Full visit details below.
- State
- Connecticut
- Nearest city
- New Haven, CT · 12 mi · ~20 min drive
- Coordinates
- 41.4830°, -72.9426°
- Listed as
- Tourist attraction (OpenStreetMap)
From Wikipedia: Roaring Brook Falls is a waterfall in the southwestern hills of Cheshire, Connecticut in the Northeastern United States. Formed as the eponymous Roaring Brook descends a wooded cliffside on West Mountain, the waterfall is an 80-foot horsetail and ranks as one of the tallest in the state. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Roaring Brook Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Roaring Brook Falls
The exact location is at 41.4830°, -72.9426° — 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 New Haven, CT — 12 miles away (~20 min drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Roaring Brook 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.