Waterfall Hikes Near Stamford, CT

Stamford's closest listing is Rippowan Falls, about 3 miles from the city center on the Rippowam River, which runs through Stamford to the harbor; public detail on the spot is thin, so treat it as a short local stop rather than a hike. The biggest water on the list is Passaic Falls in downtown Paterson, New Jersey, where the Passaic River drops 77 feet inside Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park and dogs are allowed on a leash of six feet or less. Three different falls named Buttermilk Falls appear, in Highland Falls and Warwick, New York, and in Terryville, Connecticut, so check which one you are driving to; the Warwick one sits on private land and is seen from the road. Roxbury Falls, Maple Falls in New Jersey and Great Falls at Falls Village fill out the eight falls within fifty miles.