Best Roadside Waterfalls in Connecticut
These are strong Connecticut roadside waterfall picks when you want scenery without committing to a long hike.
Use the map to stitch quick stops into a day, then read each guide for parking, walk distance to the view, and seasonal closures. For the full ranked set, see 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 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
#4 Wadsworth Falls — Middlefield / Middletown area
Wadsworth 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 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
#6 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
#7 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
#8 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
#9 Salmon River — East Hampton (viewpoints and 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
#10 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