Top 10 Waterfalls in Massachusetts

If you want the strongest all-around Massachusetts waterfall trips, start here. The list leans Berkshire-heavy because that is where the state gives you the most reliable day-trip options.

Use the list to compare stops, then open the full page for parking, walk time, seasonal flow, and whether the stop is better for a walk, a wade, or a swim. For swim-first planning, see Massachusetts swimming holes.

Interactive map of Massachusetts 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 field guide.

#1 Bash Bish Falls — Great Barrington / Copake Falls area

Bash Bish Falls is a waterfall stop in Great Barrington (MA), Copake Falls (NY) with separate arrival and falls pins (Great Barrington (MA), Copake Falls…

Swim
Waterfall first
Walk
10 min

#2 Race Brook Falls — Sheffield

Race Brook Falls is a waterfall stop in Sheffield with separate arrival and falls pins.

Swim
Waterfall first
Walk
5-45 min

#3 Glendale Falls — Pittsfield area

Glendale Falls is a waterfall stop in Pittsfield, Hinsdale, West Worthington with separate arrival and falls pins (Pittsfield, Hinsdale, West Worthington,…

Swim
Waterfall first
Walk
8 min

#4 Wahconah Falls — Dalton

Wahconah Falls is a waterfall stop in Dalton with separate arrival and falls pins.

Swim
Waterfall first
Walk
10 min

#5 Umpachene Falls — New Marlborough

Umpachene Falls is a waterfall stop in New Marlborough with separate arrival and falls pins.

Swim
Waterfall first
Walk
10 min

#6 Chapel Falls (Chapel Brook Reservation) — Ashfield

Chapel Falls Trail (Chapel Brook Reservation) is a waterfall stop in Ashfield with separate arrival and falls pins.

Swim
Waterfall first
Walk
10 min

#7 Doane's Falls — Royalston

Doane's Falls is a waterfall stop in Royalston with separate arrival and falls pins.

Swim
Waterfall first
Walk
10 min

#8 Tannery Falls — Savoy

Tannery Falls is a waterfall stop in Savoy with separate arrival and falls pins.

Swim
Waterfall first
Walk
5-45 min

#9 Royalston Falls — Royalston area

Royalston Falls is a waterfall stop in Greenfield, Athol, Royalston with separate arrival and falls pins (Greenfield, Athol, Royalston, Massachusetts).

Swim
Waterfall first
Walk
10 min

#10 Sanderson Brook Falls — Chester

Sanderson Brook Falls is a waterfall stop in Chester with separate arrival and falls pins.

Swim
Waterfall first
Walk
5-45 min