New York
Upper Carpenter Falls
19 mi from Syracuse · ~35 min drive
295ft tall
≈ 90 m
≈ 90 m
Upper Carpenter Falls is a named waterfall in New York — a substantial cascade dropping 295 feet, about 19 miles from Syracuse, NY. Full visit details below.
- State
- New York
- Nearest city
- Syracuse, NY · 19 mi · ~35 min drive
- Height
- 295 ft (90 m)
- Coordinates
- 42.8118°, -76.3431°
Visiting Upper Carpenter Falls
The exact location is at 42.8118°, -76.3431° — 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 Upper Carpenter 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 Syracuse, NY — 19 miles away (~35 min drive).
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Other waterfalls within 30 miles
Lower Carpenter Falls
0 miles from Upper Carpenter Falls
Bucktail Falls
5 miles from Upper Carpenter Falls
Fellows Falls
9 miles from Upper Carpenter Falls
Guppy Falls
11 miles from Upper Carpenter Falls
Marcellus Falls
13 miles from Upper Carpenter Falls
Tinker Falls
16 miles from Upper Carpenter Falls · 164 ft
Sources
Location and tag data for Upper Carpenter 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.