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10 of the best waterfalls in the Northeast


Linda Laban
 |  Special to USA TODAY

The Northeastern United States is home to one of the world’s most famous waterfalls. But there are many other beautiful cascades threaded throughout New York, New England and New Jersey. Here are 10 beautiful and unique waterfalls to see, along with recommendations for where to stay nearby.

Bash Bish Falls – Mount Washington, Massachusetts

Bash Bish Falls, in the Berkshire Hills, which are part of the Appalachian Mountains, is the tallest waterfall in Massachusetts. Drive narrow winding mountain lanes, and then take a short walk to reach the 80-foot drop into a calm pool — the final show in a 200-foot series of cascades.

Stay: In the nearby hamlet of New Marlborough, the Old Inn on the Green is an historic stagecoach inn, now a luxury rustic retreat with great food and drinks served in a dining room lit by fireplaces and candles.

Buttermilk Falls – Ithaca, New York

The college town of Ithaca stands on the shores of Cayuga Lake, the longest of the Finger Lakes, part of an area surrounded by more than 150 waterfalls emanating from gorges carved out by moving glaciers millions of years ago. Just miles from downtown, Buttermilk Falls State Park is where the impossibly pretty Buttermilk Creek…



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