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Bear Hole Falls
West Springfield, Massachusetts
Small brook falls inside West Springfield's Bear Hole Reservation. Posted hiking-only reservation; no swimming.
At a glance
Overview
Bear Hole Falls is a small brook waterfall inside the Bear Hole Reservation in West Springfield — the city's former water-supply watershed, now managed as city conservation land with a network of hiking and biking trails. Trails are posted; swimming in the reservoir and its tributary brooks is prohibited. Use the falls as a viewing stop on a reservation walk.
- Also known as
- Bear Hole Brook Falls
- County
- Hampden
- Region
- Pioneer Valley
- Water type
- Waterfall
- Waterfall type
- Cascade
Know before you go
Public
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
Check posted signs and official updates before entering.
Getting there
Enter Bear Hole Reservation from the main Bear Hole trailhead in West Springfield. Follow the reservation trail map toward the brook; the falls are a short side path from the main loop.
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