Updated July 2026
Shelving Rock Falls
An approximately 50-foot cascade on Shelving Rock Brook in the Lake George Wild Forest of the southeastern Adirondacks. A short half-mile walk from the roadside parking area reaches the falls, which lie near the shore of Lake George.
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 NYSDEC (Lake George Wild Forest) for closures and current conditions, and confirm land status before setting out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Shelving Rock Falls drops about 50 feet. That makes it the 433rd-tallest documented waterfall in this inventory, taller than roughly 42% of the falls listed here. Height comes from published land-manager and survey records, not from our own measurement.
The Shelving Rock Falls Trail reaches it about 1 miles (out-and-back), rated easy. The nearest town is Fort Ann. That describes the route as documented, not conditions on the day — check with NYSDEC (Lake George Wild Forest) 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
- Beaver Meadow Falls · 60 ft
- Buttermilk Falls (Ithaca) · 165 ft
- Buttermilk Falls (Long Lake) · 20 ft
- Buttermilk Falls · 165 ft
- Carpenter Falls · 90 ft
- Chittenango Falls · 167 ft
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