New York
Second Falls
18 mi from Albany · ~30 min drive
10ft tall
≈ 3 m
≈ 3 m
Second Falls is a named waterfall in New York — a smaller 10-foot cascade, about 18 miles from Albany, NY. Full visit details below.
- State
- New York
- Nearest city
- Albany, NY · 18 mi · ~30 min drive
- Height
- 10 ft (3 m)
- Coordinates
- 42.8762°, -73.9215°
Visiting Second Falls
The exact location is at 42.8762°, -73.9215° — 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 Second Falls and have current notes (parking situation, dog policy, seasonality, kid-friendliness), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn more.
Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Albany, NY — 18 miles away (~30 min drive).
See accommodation in Albany on Booking.com →
RoamFound earns a small commission if you book through this link, at no extra cost to you. How we handle affiliate links.
Other waterfalls within 30 miles
Sources
Location and tag data for Second 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.