Tannery Falls
If you're passing
Is it plungeworthy?
A 2-tier tiered on Ross Brook.
The details
- Tiers
- 2 drops
- Type
- Tiered
- Watercourse
- Ross Brook
- Coordinates
- 42.62392, -73.00319
About Tannery Falls
Tannery Falls is a tiered in Massachusetts, on Ross Brook. The water falls in 2 distinct tiers.
It's fullest after rain, and flow can drop off during dry spells — plan around recent weather.
Plungeworthy rates Tannery 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
Tannery Falls is the star of Savoy Mountain State Forest — Ross Brook diving roughly 80 feet (some measure closer to 100) through a mossy chasm into a deep green pool, with the final drop fanning over a rock shelf. Many Berkshire regulars quietly rank it the prettiest waterfall in the state.
The bonus is next door: Parker Brook Falls, a 40-to-60-foot cascade on the adjacent stream, sits a few paces away — two significant waterfalls on one half-mile walk, each on its own brook, meeting just below.
The DCR posts it plainly: no swimming, no rock climbing. The pool tempts; the polished rock around it is why the rule exists.
Getting there
- Trailhead
- Tannery Road parking area, Savoy Mountain State Forest, Savoy
- Parking
- Large uneven gravel lot, free
- Road
- Tannery Road — gravel forest road
- Hike
- 0.5 mi round trip (Short but steep — wooden steps, roots, and pine-needle slickness on the return climb)
- Heads up
- An optional loop crosses the stream for the Parker Brook Falls view.
When to go
Spring and after rain for both falls at full volume; fall for color over the chasm. The gravel approach roads are rough in mud season.
Rules & fees
- Fee / pass
- Free
- Dogs
- Leashed (standard DCR)
- Hours
- Sunrise to sunset
- Camping
- Savoy Mountain State Forest campground elsewhere in the forest
- Warnings
- No swimming, no rock climbing — posted DCR rules at the falls.
Researched from Berkshires Outside — Tannery Falls Trailhead · Mass.gov DCR — Savoy Mountain State Forest. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Tannery 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 Tannery Falls?
Tannery Falls is a waterfall in Massachusetts, at 42.62392, -73.00319.
Is Tannery Falls worth visiting?
If you're passing — Plungeworthy rates it 5.2/10.
Gear for the trip
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