Roaring Falls

Roaring Falls: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Roaring Falls

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Roaring Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.48991, -72.52226. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Roaring Falls

• Mount Toby · viewpoint · Franklin · ~2 km · Must-see
• Leverett Peace Pagoda · Buddhist site · Franklin · ~3 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Gutter Conservation Area · viewpoint · Franklin · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation · sanctuary · Franklin · ~7 km · Must-see
• South Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Wyola State Park · lake · Franklin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Robert Frost Trail · trek · Hampshire · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pocumtuck Rock · viewpoint · Franklin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Wyola · lake · Franklin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Historic Deerfield Walking Tour · museum · Franklin · ~12 km · Must-see
• Metacomet - Monadnock Trail · trek · Franklin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Campus Pond · lake · Hampshire · ~14 km · Must-see
• Old Chapel · church · Hampshire · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Orient · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~15 km · Must-see
• Beneski Museum of Natural History · museum · Hampshire · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mead Art Museum · museum · Hampshire · ~17 km · Must-see
• Northfield Mountain · viewpoint · Cheshire · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Roaring Falls

Other waterfalls near Roaring Falls

• Hoosick Falls Historic District · waterfall · Berkshire · ~89 km · Must-see
• Campbell Falls State Park Reserve · waterfall · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~95 km · Must-see
• Middle Falls · waterfall · Hillsborough · ~100 km · Must-see
• Mine Falls Park · waterfall · Hillsborough · ~112 km · Must-see
• Mill Pond Falls · waterfall · Capitol Planning Region · ~113 km · Must-see
• Woonsocket Falls · waterfall · Providence · ~123 km · Must-see
• Cohoes Falls · waterfall · Bennington · ~128 km · Must-see
• Amoskeag Falls · waterfall · Hillsborough · ~129 km · Must-see
• Crystal Cascade Falls · waterfall · Windsor · ~131 km · Must-see
• Pawtucket Falls · waterfall · Providence · ~136 km · Must-see

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