| Directions
The north end of the Tooley Pond Road is less than 1000'
from the junction of CR 17 and CR 27 in the hamlet of Degrasse.
Proceed northeast on CR 27 and take a right. You will
reach Basford Falls in 1.4 miles. Park on the
roadside.
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| County: |
St. Lawrence |
| Town: |
Clare |
| USGS Map: |
Degrasse |
| Waterway: |
Grass River South Branch |
| Latitude: |
N 44° 20' 25" |
| Longitude: |
W 75° 03' 29" |
| Drop: |
15' |
| Type: |
Rectangular Cascade |
| Region: |
South of Canton |
| Parking: |
Roadside |
| Trail type: |
Dirt |
| Length of hike: |
0.3 mile |
| Difficulty: |
Easy |
| Accessibility: |
Public |
| Name: |
Official |
|
 Basford Falls is one of eight
well-known waterfalls on the South Branch of the Grass River which
are fairly easy to access from the Tooley Pond Road. This
road connects CR
27 in the hamlet of Degrasse to NY 3 near Cranberry Lake. Like
many of the falls on this road, it is on DEC maintained state land,
accessible to the public. It is also possible to reach this
location from the Route 3 end but our information details access
from the north.
We would like to commend the staff at DEC. They have
done some work on the trails to the waterfalls in this area.
There now a
sign at the trail-head identifying this waterfall. The
sign notes that the hike is 0.3
mile.
The Grass 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 either Grasse or Grass.
Officially, it is Grass.
Last update: June 5, 2021
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