Updated July 2026
Beaver Meadow Falls
A roughly 60-foot horsetail cascade on the Adirondack Mountain Reserve property near St. Huberts in the High Peaks region, reached by a multi-mile hike along the AMR trail network. Access requires an advance parking reservation from May 1 through October 31.
Before you go
Waterfalls are hazardous by nature — wet rock, cold water, and unstable edges — and flow varies enormously with season and recent rain. Trail figures here describe the route as documented, not conditions today. Check Adirondack Mountain Reserve / Ausable Club for closures and current conditions, and confirm land status before setting out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Beaver Meadow Falls drops about 60 feet. That makes it the 385th-tallest documented waterfall in this inventory, taller than roughly 48% of the falls listed here. Height comes from published land-manager and survey records, not from our own measurement.
The Beaver Meadow Falls Trail (AMR) reaches it about 6.4 miles (out-and-back) with roughly 900 feet of elevation gain, rated strenuous. The nearest town is Keene Valley. That describes the route as documented, not conditions on the day — check with Adirondack Mountain Reserve / Ausable Club for closures and current conditions.
spring. Waterfall flow swings enormously with snowmelt and recent rain, so a fall that roars in spring can be a trickle by late summer.
More New York waterfalls
- Awosting Falls · 60 ft
- Bastion Falls · 70 ft
- Buttermilk Falls (Ithaca) · 165 ft
- Buttermilk Falls (Long Lake) · 20 ft
- Buttermilk Falls · 165 ft
- Carpenter Falls · 90 ft
- Chittenango Falls · 167 ft
- Cowshed Falls · 56 ft
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