10 Best Historic Waterfalls in Massachusetts 2026

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: On Bash Bish Brook, 4.7 km (2.9 mi) W of Guilder Pond and 5.6 km (3.5 mi) SW of South Egremont; Town of Mount Washington (US-T121). Name history: By an Act of the Massachusetts Legislature, approved March 28, 1924, the spelling form Bash Bish was adopted in connection with the establishment of Bash Bish Falls State Forest. Older records also call it Bashapish and Bashapish Falls. Visitors rate it 4.6 stars across 551 Google reviews. The nearest town is Sheffield, about 7.1 miles to the east. The nearest other named waterfall is Race Brook Falls, about 4.0 miles to the southeast.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: On the Merrimack River 0.7 mi NW of Lowell C.H.; City of Lowell. The falls have a vertical drop of 32 feet. Name history: "Indian name meaning ""at the falls"". (Douglas-Lithgow 1909)". Older records also call it Pantukkett Great Falls and Pantukket Great Falls. Visitors rate it 4.8 stars across 17 Google reviews. The nearest town is Lowell, about 1.3 miles to the south. The nearest other named waterfall is Wicassic Falls, about 3.2 miles to the west.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: On the Chicopee River just S of Ludlow; Towns of Ludlow and Wilbraham. Name history: "The feature was reported and described as ""water here descends 42 ft in a distance of 100 rods"" (Nason 1874). Indian name meaning ""Red standing-rocks"" (Douglas-Lithgow 1909)." Visitors rate it 4.0 stars across 4 Google reviews. It is right in Ludlow. The nearest other named waterfall is South Hadley Falls, about 7.2 miles to the northwest.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: On the Connecticut River between South Hadley Falls and Holyoke; Town of South Hadley and City of Holyoke. Name history: The power provided by construction of a dam on this site in 1849 by the Hadley-Falls Company is responsible for the present day location of the City of Holyoke (Nason 1874). Visitors rate it 5.0 stars across 2 Google reviews. The nearest town is Holyoke, about 0.9 miles to the southwest. The nearest other named waterfall is Wallamanumps Falls, about 7.2 miles to the southeast.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: On the Connecticut River at Turners Falls; Towns of Gill and Montague. Older records also call it Millers Falls and The Falls. Visitors rate it 3.0 stars across 2 Google reviews. The nearest town is Turners Falls, about 0.5 miles to the south. The nearest other named waterfall is The Cascades, about 0.7 miles to the northeast.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: In the course of Lawrence Brook 2 mi SSW of Royalston; Town of Royalston. Older records also call it Doanes Falls. Visitors rate it 4.8 stars across 191 Google reviews. The nearest town is Royalston, about 2.1 miles to the north. The nearest other named waterfall is Spirit Falls, about 1.4 miles to the north.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: Along course of Windsor Jambs Brook, 3.8 mi WNW of Plainfield; Town of Windsor. Older records also call it Windsor Jams. Visitors rate it 4.4 stars across 8 Google reviews. The nearest town is Hinsdale, about 8.9 miles to the southwest. The nearest other named waterfall is Wahconah Falls, about 6.7 miles to the west.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: On an unnamed tributary of the Fall River 0.6 mi N of Riverside; Town of Gill. Older records also call it The Cascade. Visitors rate it 2.8 stars across 5 Google reviews. The nearest town is Turners Falls, about 1.2 miles to the southwest. The nearest other named waterfall is Turners Falls, about 0.7 miles to the southwest.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: On Chapel Brook 2.1 mi SE of South Ashfield; Town of Ashfield. Visitors rate it 4.7 stars across 84 Google reviews. The nearest town is Ashfield, about 3.4 miles to the northwest. The nearest other named waterfall is Windsor Jambs, about 12.2 miles to the west.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: Located on Falls Brook, 3.6 mi NW of Royalston. Visitors rate it 4.5 stars across 60 Google reviews. The nearest town is Royalston, about 3.9 miles to the southeast. The nearest other named waterfall is Spirit Falls, about 3.8 miles to the southeast.