Updated July 2026
Stony Brook Lower Falls
The roughly 40-foot Lower Falls is one of three main cascades along the Gorge Trail of Stony Brook State Park near Dansville, where Stony Brook carves a series of waterfalls before joining Canaseraga Creek. The Gorge Trail has been subject to flood-damage closures.
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 New York State Parks for closures and current conditions, and confirm land status before setting out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Stony Brook Lower Falls drops about 40 feet. That makes it the 489th-tallest documented waterfall in this inventory, taller than roughly 31% of the falls listed here. Height comes from published land-manager and survey records, not from our own measurement.
The Gorge Trail reaches it about 1.6 miles (out-and-back), rated moderate. The nearest town is Dansville. That describes the route as documented, not conditions on the day — check with New York State Parks 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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