Best Time to Visit Connecticut Waterfalls

Connecticut seasons move the waterfall experience—spring runoff, drier summer ledges, foliage color, and winter ice—but the swing is gentler than northern New England.

Use this list as a comparison set, then open each guide for trail conditions, posted closures, and swim rules where they apply. For ranked scenery picks, see Top 10 Waterfalls in Connecticut.

Interactive map of Connecticut for the ten ranked waterfalls on this page. Marker numbers match the list; tap a pin for a preview and a link to open the full trip guide.

#1 Kent Falls — Kent

Kent Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a scouting-first…

Swim
This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
Walk
5-15 min

#2 Enders Falls — Granby

Enders Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a scouting-first…

Swim
This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
Walk
5-15 min

#3 Great Falls — Housatonic River (Canaan area)

Great Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a scouting-first…

Swim
This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
Walk
5-15 min

#4 Wadsworth Big Falls — Middlefield

Wadsworth Big Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a…

Swim
This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
Walk
5-15 min

#5 Chapman Falls — East Haddam

Chapman Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a…

Swim
This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
Walk
5-15 min

#6 Roaring Brook Falls — Cheshire

Roaring Brook Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a…

Swim
This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
Walk
5-15 min

#7 Devil's Hopyard State Park — East Haddam

Devil's Hopyard State Park is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a…

Swim
This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
Walk
5-15 min

#8 Campbell Falls — Campbell Falls State Park

Campbell Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a…

Swim
This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
Walk
5-15 min

#9 Yantic Falls — Norwich

Yantic Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a scouting-first…

Swim
This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
Walk
5-15 min

#10 Buttermilk Falls (Plymouth) — Plymouth

Buttermilk Falls (Plymouth) is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a…

Swim
This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
Walk
5-15 min