Northern New York Waterfalls
Home Alphabetical List County List  Listed by river  Bookstore  Official Falls  Submit Pics  Credits
Slideshow  Definitions  Disclaimers  Rivers of NY  Coordinate Conversion Contact Us  Links 

Grass River Falls #3

Directions

Follow the directions to Lampsons Falls.  This drop can be accessed by canoe/kayak/raft on the water or by hiking along the east shore of the river.  It is about 1.3 mile north/downstream from Lampsons.

County: St. Lawrence
Town: Clare
USGS Map: West Pierrepont
Waterway: Grass River
Latitude: N 44° 25' 24"
Longitude: W 75° 04' 32"
Drop: 20'
Type: Cascade
Region: Southeast of Canton
Parking: Roadside
Trail type: Dirt
Length of hike: 1.3 mile - one-way
Difficulty: Moderate
Accessibility: Public
Name: Unnamed

West Pierrepont Quadrangle

Lampsons Falls is perhaps the most popular waterfall in St. Lawrence County, New York.  The trailhead is just north of an airstrip which is north of the hamlet of DeGrasse.

Downstream a mile-and-a-half or so of Lampsons Falls, there are seven distinct drops.  These can all be accessed by canoe/kayak/tube on the river or by hiking the shore.  Our thanks to Bill Hill, an avid hiker and prolific contributor to this website, for providing pictures and information on these seven locations.

We have dubbed this unnamed drop Grass River Falls #3 because it is the third drop going upstream on this stretch.  It is the fifth you reach going downstream from Lampsons and is within the boundaries of the Adirondack Park.

The river is approximately 25 feet wide at this point and drops about twenty feet.  There is a smaller side branch on river right.  The river is about fifteen feet wide on this side and the plunge is about eight feet.

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: March 26, 2020

Hover on any of the thumbnails to see an enlarged image

Grass River Falls #3 Grass River Falls #3
Grass River Falls #3 Right Chananel

©2020
Reproduction of this World Wide Web Site in whole or in part is prohibited without permission. All rights reserved.
 Trademarks and copyrights are the property of the respective owners and may not be used without permission.
nnywaterfalls.com is a service of Fourth Coast Creations