10 Easiest Waterfalls in Connecticut
Connecticut is especially strong for easy waterfall outings: park trails, platforms, and short walks to big visual payoff.
Easy to reach is not the same as risk-free—check footing, flow after rain, and posted closures in each guide. Want bigger hike-in falls too? Start with Top 10 Waterfalls in Connecticut.
#1 Kent Falls — Kent
Kent Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a scouting-first…
- Swim
- This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
- Walk
- 5-15 min
#2 Yantic Falls — Norwich
Yantic Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a scouting-first…
- Swim
- This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
- Walk
- 5-15 min
#3 Wadsworth Big Falls — Middlefield
Wadsworth Big Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a…
- Swim
- This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
- Walk
- 5-15 min
#4 Chapman Falls — East Haddam
Chapman Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a…
- Swim
- This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
- Walk
- 5-15 min
#5 Buttermilk Falls (Plymouth) — Plymouth
Buttermilk Falls (Plymouth) is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a…
- Swim
- This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
- Walk
- 5-15 min
#6 Devil's Hopyard State Park — East Haddam
Devil's Hopyard State Park is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a…
- Swim
- This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
- Walk
- 5-15 min
#7 Enders Falls — Granby
Enders Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a scouting-first…
- Swim
- This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
- Walk
- 5-15 min
#8 Great Falls — Housatonic River (Canaan area)
Great Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a scouting-first…
- Swim
- This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
- Walk
- 5-15 min
#9 Campbell Falls — Campbell Falls State Park
Campbell Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a…
- Swim
- This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
- Walk
- 5-15 min
#10 Salmon River — East Hampton (easy river access)
Salmon River is a Connecticut river access page using a conservative arrival pin and a matched water point for a practical…
- Swim
- Treat this as a river stop; only swim if the access point and conditions clearly support it
- Walk
- 5-15 min