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East Calais Cascades
Calais, Vermont
Cascade drop. Roadside pull-off access—use the shoulder safely and watch traffic. Near Calais.
At a glance
Overview
Cascade drop. Plan for about 2-5 minutes from a village shoulder to the brink (0.05 mi one way if you hike the full approach). Most visitors come for the view; swimming may be limited or not allowed.
- County
- Washington County
- Water type
- Cascade
- Swim feature type
- Waterfall pool
Know before you go
Not wheelchair accessible
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
Check posted signs and official updates before entering.
Getting there
East Calais Cascades are a series of low-angle, somewhat degraded cascades on the Kingsbury Branch (a tributary of the Winooski) at the village of East Calais on VT 14. The former mill dam was removed in recent years, which changed the character of the flow, and the 1988 Vermont DEC waterfalls survey describes this as a minor roadside feature rather than a destination. View briefly from the village shoulder on VT 14 or the town sidewalk near the old mill site; there is no developed trail or overlook, and the banks are on a mix of town road right-of-way and private residential land. Treat this as a very quick stop, not a hike.
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