| County: |
St. Lawrence |
| Town: |
Clare |
| USGS Map: |
Degrasse |
| Waterway: |
Grasse River South Branch |
| Latitude: |
N 44.34014o |
| Longitude: |
W 75.05794o |
| Drop: |
15' |
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Basford Falls is one of eight waterfalls on the South Branch of
the Grasse River which are fairly easy to access from the Tooley
Pond Road. This road, which has significant lengths that are
unpaved, connects CR 27 in the hamlet of Degrasse to NYSR 3 near
Cranberry Lake. Like many of the falls on this road, it is
on DEC maintained state land, accessible to the public.
This particular falls is about 1.4 miles from the Degrasse end.
Information I had said to look for the orange gate and follow the
trail to the falls. The gate is gone! There are two rust-red
colored gate posts with a good sized boulder between to keep motor
vehicles out. The walk in took about 7 minutes over a well
maintained trail of moderate difficulty.
The Grasse River flows into the St. Lawrence River in Massena,
in St. Lawrence County.
Note: Depending upon which map or sign you are using,
this river is referred to as both Grasse and Grass.
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