Warren Falls
Worth a detour
Is it plungeworthy?
A 4-tier tiered on Mad River.
The details
- Tiers
- 4 drops
- Type
- Tiered
- Watercourse
- Mad River
- Coordinates
- 44.09552, -72.86432
About Warren Falls
Warren Falls is a 10-foot tiered in Vermont, on Mad River. The water falls in 4 distinct tiers.
It's fullest after rain, and flow can drop off during dry spells — plan around recent weather.
Plungeworthy rates Warren Falls 6.5/10 — worth a detour. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.
What you'll find
Warren Falls on the Mad River is less a single waterfall than a natural water park: the river slides through a series of small plunges and chutes carved into pink granite — about 20 feet of total drop — feeding several deep, spacious, clear green-tinted pools stacked down a gorge. It's the kind of place people spend a whole afternoon at, moving pool to pool.
The gorge walls provide natural cliff-jumping platforms of varying heights, which is the site's main draw and its main hazard — this is a real cliff-jumping and swimming destination, not a scenic-overlook waterfall.
It sits inside Green Mountain National Forest along VT-100 in the Mad River Valley, a few miles from Sugarbush and Mad River Glen, so it draws both locals and ski-town summer traffic.
Getting there
- Trailhead
- USFS Warren Falls parking area, ~3919 VT Route 100
- Parking
- Free lot on the west side of Route 100; roadside parking is discouraged and unsafe
- Road
- VT-100, about 0.8 miles south of Warren village
- Hike
- 0.3 mi round trip (Easy walk-in from the kiosk at the north end of the lot)
- Heads up
- The Forest Service has an active hazard-tree removal project (emerald ash borer) at the parking lot — access shouldn't be affected, but expect possible short-term work in the lot area.
When to go
Peak season is June through early September; this is one of the two or three most-visited swimming holes in the state and gets crowded on hot weekends.
Best visited on weekday mornings. Water levels and current strength vary significantly with recent rain, which directly affects cliff-jumping safety.
Rules & fees
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Warnings
- Cliff jumping carries real risk — scout every pool before jumping or swimming, and never swim alone. A missing swimmer's body was recovered here in August 2024, and Vermont State Police have repeatedly cautioned the public about swimming and jumping at this site.
Researched from New England Waterfalls — Warren Falls · Vermont Business Magazine — body recovered at Warren Falls · Mad River Valley Chamber — Warren Falls. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Warren 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
How tall is Warren Falls?
Warren Falls drops about 10 feet across 4 tiers, in Vermont.
Where is Warren Falls?
Warren Falls is a waterfall in Vermont, at 44.09552, -72.86432.
Is Warren Falls worth visiting?
Worth a detour — Plungeworthy rates it 6.5/10.
Gear for the trip
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