| Directions
From I-87 exit 30, take US 9 north. About
1-1/4 mile past the 9/73 intersection, there is a bridge
over the Boquet River. You will see the river as you
approach this area. You will want to park before crossing
the river.
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| County: |
Essex |
| Town: |
Keene |
| USGS Map: |
Keene |
| Waterway: |
Boquet River, North Fork |
| Latitude: |
N 44o 06' 47" |
| Longitude: |
W 73o 42' 31" |
| Drop: |
8' |
| Type: |
Cascade |
| Region: |
NY 73 between Keene and I-87 |
| Parking: |
Unpaved lot/roadside |
| Trail type: |
Dirt |
| Length of hike: |
<0.1 mile/3 minutes |
| Difficulty: |
Easy |
| Accessibility: |
Public |
| Name: |
Unnamed |
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 There is roadside shoulder
parking on both sides of the road and on both sides of the bridge.
Most people will opt to park there. There is also a parking
area on the I-87 side of the bridge on the upstream side of the
road. The road leading in to this is extremely rutted and
bumpy so it would only be advisable to try this with a four-wheel
drive vehicle, or at least a vehicle with adequate clearance.
We're not saying you won't make it in the family sedan, you just
might not want to try it.
We have had this location listed since at least 2017 as a
three part waterfall. In 2026, we were alerted to the fact
that there is actually another drop upstream of the uppermost
drop we knew of. Our thanks to Gary Dilmore for providing
us with this information.
As a result of this, and the fact that these are four
distinct drops, we have now separated these into four entries
and have numbered them from the drop most downstream and worked
our way upstream.
The drop we are calling Falls #1 is the lowermost one of the
group is estimated to be about 8 feet.
If you cross the highway to the northeast side, you can see
this drop from downstream. There are also places you can
descend to the stream and get closer views, as Gary Dilmore's
photos show.
The North Fork of the Boquet River joins the south fork just
downstream from here, shortly before the routes 73 and 9 interchange.
The Boquet then flows into Lake Champlain near Willsboro, New York.
Last update: November 6, 2026
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