Top 10 Waterfalls in Massachusetts
If you want the strongest all-around Massachusetts waterfall trips, start here. The list leans Berkshire-heavy because that is where the state gives you the most reliable day-trip options.
Use the list to compare stops, then open the full page for parking, walk time, seasonal flow, and whether the stop is better for a walk, a wade, or a swim. For swim-first planning, see Massachusetts swimming holes.
#1 Bash Bish Falls — Great Barrington / Copake Falls area
Bash Bish Falls is a waterfall stop in Great Barrington (MA), Copake Falls (NY) with separate arrival and falls pins (Great Barrington (MA), Copake Falls…
- Swim
- Waterfall first
- Walk
- 10 min
#2 Race Brook Falls — Sheffield
Race Brook Falls is a waterfall stop in Sheffield with separate arrival and falls pins.
- Swim
- Waterfall first
- Walk
- 5-45 min
#3 Glendale Falls — Pittsfield area
Glendale Falls is a waterfall stop in Pittsfield, Hinsdale, West Worthington with separate arrival and falls pins (Pittsfield, Hinsdale, West Worthington,…
- Swim
- Waterfall first
- Walk
- 8 min
#4 Wahconah Falls — Dalton
Wahconah Falls is a waterfall stop in Dalton with separate arrival and falls pins.
- Swim
- Waterfall first
- Walk
- 10 min
#5 Umpachene Falls — New Marlborough
Umpachene Falls is a waterfall stop in New Marlborough with separate arrival and falls pins.
- Swim
- Waterfall first
- Walk
- 10 min
#6 Chapel Falls (Chapel Brook Reservation) — Ashfield
Chapel Falls Trail (Chapel Brook Reservation) is a waterfall stop in Ashfield with separate arrival and falls pins.
- Swim
- Waterfall first
- Walk
- 10 min
#7 Doane's Falls — Royalston
Doane's Falls is a waterfall stop in Royalston with separate arrival and falls pins.
- Swim
- Waterfall first
- Walk
- 10 min
#8 Tannery Falls — Savoy
Tannery Falls is a waterfall stop in Savoy with separate arrival and falls pins.
- Swim
- Waterfall first
- Walk
- 5-45 min
#9 Royalston Falls — Royalston area
Royalston Falls is a waterfall stop in Greenfield, Athol, Royalston with separate arrival and falls pins (Greenfield, Athol, Royalston, Massachusetts).
- Swim
- Waterfall first
- Walk
- 10 min
#10 Sanderson Brook Falls — Chester
Sanderson Brook Falls is a waterfall stop in Chester with separate arrival and falls pins.
- Swim
- Waterfall first
- Walk
- 5-45 min