Arethusa Falls
One of the tallest waterfalls in New Hampshire, at about 43 m, located in Crawford Notch State Park and reached by a roughly 2.4 km hike.
The trail begins at a parking lot beside Route 302 and climbs a wooded slope for about 1.5 miles, passing smaller waterfalls along the way. The round trip takes about 2 to 3 hours. The falls drop straight down from a high cliff and are most dramatic in spring and after heavy rain. The hike can be combined with Frankenstein Cliff into a loop of about 7.6 km, and from the cliff top you can look down on Crawford Notch and the railroad trestle. Once it freezes in winter, the falls become a destination for ice climbing.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Crawford Notch State Park
- Omni Mount Washington Resort
- Mount Washington Cog Railway
- Mount Washington Summit
- Sabbaday Falls
- Glen Ellis Falls
- Pinkham Notch & Tuckerman Ravine
- Rocky Gorge