Parker Brook Falls
If you're passing
Is it plungeworthy?
A 3-tier tiered on Tannery Brook.
The details
- Tiers
- 3 drops
- Type
- Tiered
- Watercourse
- Tannery Brook
- Coordinates
- 42.62337, -73.0035
About Parker Brook Falls
Parker Brook Falls is a tiered in Massachusetts, on Tannery Brook. The water falls in 3 distinct tiers.
It's fullest after rain, and flow can drop off during dry spells — plan around recent weather.
Plungeworthy rates Parker Brook Falls 5.2/10 — if you're passing. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.
What you'll find
Parker Brook Falls is the other half of the best waterfall twosome in Massachusetts — a 40-to-60-foot cascade tumbling down its own stream a few paces from the larger Tannery Falls in Savoy Mountain State Forest. The two brooks meet just below their respective falls.
On its own it would be a respectable destination; next to its neighbor it becomes the reason the short Tannery Road walk delivers more falling water per step than anywhere else in the state.
Most visitors see it as part of the small loop from the Tannery Falls trail — cross the stream, catch Parker Brook, and circle back.
Getting there
- Trailhead
- Tannery Road parking area, Savoy Mountain State Forest, Savoy (same trailhead as Tannery Falls)
- Parking
- Large uneven gravel lot, free
- Road
- Tannery Road — gravel forest road
- Hike
- 0.5 mi round trip (Short but steep, with a stream crossing on the loop)
- Heads up
- Height is less consistently measured than Tannery's — sources range 40-60 feet.
When to go
Same window as Tannery Falls: spring and post-rain for flow, fall for color. Parker Brook is the smaller drainage and thins first in dry spells.
Rules & fees
- Fee / pass
- Free
- Dogs
- Leashed (standard DCR)
- Hours
- Sunrise to sunset
- Warnings
- Slick rock at the crossing.
Researched from Berkshires Outside — Tannery Falls Trailhead · Mass.gov DCR — Savoy Mountain State Forest. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Parker Brook Falls recently? Post a conditions report below.
Where it is
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Before you go
The pin marks the feature, not a trailhead or a legal route in. Some sit on private land or need a real hike, and conditions change with season and rain. Check local access, don't trespass, and never enter water — hot or cold — where it isn't safe.
Common questions
Where is Parker Brook Falls?
Parker Brook Falls is a waterfall in Massachusetts, at 42.62337, -73.0035.
Is Parker Brook Falls worth visiting?
If you're passing — Plungeworthy rates it 5.2/10.
Gear for the trip
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