Updated July 2026
Tinker Falls
A waterfall of roughly 50 feet (an overhanging plunge of about 30 feet over a rocky cascade) in the Labrador Hollow Unique Area between Fabius and Truxton, where visitors can walk behind the overhanging ledge. A short, mostly easy half-mile trail follows Tinker Falls Creek.
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 (Labrador Hollow Unique Area) for closures and current conditions, and confirm land status before setting out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Tinker Falls drops about 50 feet. That makes it the 434th-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 Tinker Falls Trail reaches it about 0.5 miles (out-and-back) with roughly 50 feet of elevation gain, rated easy. The nearest town is Tully. That describes the route as documented, not conditions on the day — check with NYSDEC (Labrador Hollow Unique Area) 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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