Prospect Falls

Waterfall Name: Prospect Falls
Aka: ————-
Location: Trenton Twn

First Visit: 03-30-2013

State: New York State
Region: Central Region
County: Oneida County
Park Area: Trenton Falls Scenic Trail

NYS Tourism Region: Central Leatherstocking
NYDEC Region: Western Adirondacks/Eastern Lake Ontario

Waterfall Challenge:————-

Waterfall Location: N43.30434 W75.14796
Parking: N43.30440 W75.15220
Trailhead: ————-
Trail Name, Reference to: ————-

Stream, River: West Canada Creek
Height, Type: 22ft Wide Horsetail
Elevation: 1075 ft
Level of Difficulty, Hiking Distance: Roadside views

Whitewater Rte, Canoe Rte Map: ————-
Maps: ————-

My Resource: World Waterfall Database
Book Resource: ————-
Brochures, Travel Guides, Visitor Guides: ————-
Trail_URL: ————-
Additional Information: http://www.mcz.harvard.edu/Departments/InvertPaleo/Trenton/Intro/GeologyPage/Geologic%20Setting/geomorph_falls.htm

Photos, Information Contributed to other Websites: Northern New York Waterfalls

Landmark: Below Hinkley Reservoir
Nearest Intersection: Broad St and South State St
Directions: From I-90, in Utica, Take exit 31 to the right towards I-790/Rt-8/Rt-12/Utica and drive for .8 miles. Take the Genesee St North ramp to the right towards Rt-5/Rt-8/Rt-12/Rt-49/I-790 W/Watertown/Rome and drive for .4 miles. Keep left onto Trenton Rd and drive for 1.6 miles. Continue on Cr-91 N towards Rt-12/Glass Factory Rd and drive for .3 miles. Take the Rt-8 N/Rt-12 N ramp to the right and drive for 10.7 miles. Take the Rt-365 ramp to the right towards Barneveld/Prospect/Rome and drive for .2 miles. Turn right onto Hwy 365 and drive for 2.1 miles. Turn right onto State St and drive for .3 miles. Keep left onto S State St and park along side of the street.

Comments, Notes: This is seen from the roadside. We did not see another access to get closer. The one access we did see was gated and no tresspassing.


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