Bash Bish Falls State Park
Bash Bish Brook splits around rock and drops into a steep, shaded Berkshire gorge beside Taconic State Park.
Artwork inspired by John Joseph Enneking
Bash Bish Brook splits around rock and drops into a steep, shaded Berkshire gorge beside Taconic State Park. The waterfall’s beauty comes with unusually consequential terrain. Bedrock, water volume, wet roots, steep grades, and a state-line trail network matter more than a quick scenic-stop expectation.
Use the currently designated parking and approach because access rules have changed in response to hazards. Stay behind barriers, keep out of the pool and gorge, and allow for the climb back. Serious injuries and fatalities have occurred here. Swimming, cliff access, and leaving designated trails are prohibited. The safer viewpoint still delivers the gorge’s full vertical drama.
- Drop
- About 80 feet in stages
- Border
- Massachusetts–New York
- Setting
- Taconic gorge
Quick guide
- Verify the approach
- Do not rely on an old parking description.
- Stay above barriers
- The pool and gorge are closed to swimming.
Know before you go
- Verify the approach
- Do not rely on an old parking description.
- Stay above barriers
- The pool and gorge are closed to swimming.
- Watch wet rock
- Water spray makes footing deceptive.
- Save energy
- The return includes sustained climbing.
Good to know
Serious injuries and fatalities have occurred here. Swimming, cliff access, and leaving designated trails are prohibited.
Notice these
- Twin upper cascade
- Rock gorge
- Taconic forest