| Directions
As you drive south from Lowville on NY 12,
about 3.8 miles from the McDonalds, you will cross a little
creek. This is just before the intersection of the
Cannan Road on the left and the Tiffany Road on the right.
Park on the roadside.
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County: |
Lewis |
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Town: |
Martinsburg |
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USGS Map: |
Glenfield |
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Waterway: |
Roaring Brook |
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Latitude: |
N 43° 44' 24" |
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Longitude: |
W 75° 25' 33" |
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Drop: |
25' |
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Type: |
Step Tiered |
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Region: |
Just south of Lowville on NY 12 |
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Parking: |
Roadside |
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Trail type: |
Roadside |
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Length of hike: |
Roadside |
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Difficulty: |
Easy |
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Accessibility: |
Private |
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Name: |
Unnamed |
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Use caution
as you park on the side of the road. This is a very busy highway.
Although the speed limit is 55, the only vehicles going less than
that will be the tractors in this very busy farming area. The property on both sides of
the brook is private. Our close-up shots were submitted by
a contributor who had the owner's permission to access the site.
Otherwise, this is a roadside view waterfall. Decent views of the waterfall
can be had here because it is only a few hundred feet from the highway.
Unfortunately, foliage will obscure the views of the upper area
during much of the year. We estimate this falls to be at least
25' high and it drops in a number of steps. Closer to the
highway, there are a few more small drops as the water makes its
way over the layers of rock that serve as the basis for this area.
There is a home just up the Tiffany Road in front of this waterfall,
with a maple syrup operation there and a sugar shack on the river
bank. Be advised however, that this is private property and
that fact should be honored.
The location of this site is somewhat deceiving. This is
the same waterway that is home to Whitaker Falls in the Whitaker
Falls Park, one of the most popular waterfalls in Lewis County.
It is no more than one mile upstream. We have dubbed this
Roaring Brook Lower Falls because there is another smaller waterfall
on this same waterway, above Whitaker Falls, about a mile-and-a-half
upstream from this location.
The Roaring Brook flows into the Black River less than a mile
from this site. The Black River joins Lake Ontario just west
of Watertown in Dexter, New York.
Last update: June 19, 2024
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