Chittenango Falls (Madison County, New York, USA)

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Chittenango Falls

Chittenango Falls is a nice 167ft waterfall in the northeast corner of the Finger Lakes area (not far from Syracuse). Chittenango Creek drains from Cazenovia Lake to Oneida Lake and I believe it flows year-round (for it certainly had decent flow when we were there in mid-June). The area was once industrialized in the mid 1800s, but has since become a State Park protecting some rare endangered wildlife and plants. We didn't get to see any of these species though.

The path to the falls can be done in a 1.1-mile loop encompassing both sides of the waterfall. However, half of the loop was closed when we were there. So we were just content to see the west side of the falls as well as a frontal view of it from a bridge just downstream of its base.

Directions: From Syracuse, take the I-81 south to State Highway Route 20 heading east. Follow SH20 for another 16 miles entering the town of Cazenovia (right off the southern end of Lake Cazenovia) before turning left onto SH13. Follow SH13 for another 4 miles. There's an established car park area and turnoff to your left.

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A side view of Chittenango Falls on the way down to the bottom

A side view of Chittenango Falls on the way down to the bottom

A side view of the falls on the way down to the bottom

Profile view from near the top of the falls

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June 15, 2007

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