ROCKY FALLS
Fall Creek / Cornell Natural Areas
25ft cascading fall, producing green energy since 1904
Fun Facts
Trail Info
Fall Creek cuts a gorge 140ft deep
through the Cornell campus. Get a
bird's-eye view from the suspension
bridge at the Johnson Art Museum.
Look upstream to see Rocky Falls and
the 1904 hydroelectric plant—still
operating, renewably producing
about 2% of Cornell's electricity.
Find the suspension bridge trailheads
on Fall Creek Dr., or across from the
Johnson Art Museum. Some steps.
Easy
Open year round.
15
DIRECTIONS FROM ITHACA
Take Buffalo St. east (uphill) 0.3mi and turn left on Stewart Ave. Go 0.8mi and turn
right on Fall Creek Dr., just past the Fall Creek bridge. The small visitor parking lot
is 0.2mi on your right.
Open year round. Swimming prohibited . Dogs allowed on leash. No fee.
