Bear Rock Falls
Massachusetts · 299-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Bear Rock Falls is 316 cfs today, around its seasonal average.
Right now
Streamflow
316 cfs
HOUSATONIC RIVER NEAR ASHLEY · 52m ago
Today
59°F
Sunny
Tonight
35°F
Clear
Today's daylight
Sunrise 7:17 AM · Sunset 5:57 PM · 10h 41m
Snapshot built 16m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS ALY.
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Bear Rock Falls is a waterfall in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It drops roughly 299 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Bear Rock Falls sits in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The base sits at roughly 1,509 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 8 minutes from Canaan. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 10 meters of the marked location, though the name isn't recorded. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. It draws modest visitor attention — busier weekends, quiet weekdays. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 01198125 · 5.4 mi away
HOUSATONIC RIVER NEAR ASHLEY FALLS, MA
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30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 335 cfs · 99% of last year — similar
When to go (from the climate data, not our opinion)
Monthly averages from Open-Meteo's reanalysis dataset (2020–2024). Highlighted months are when we think the waterfall is at its best — but the numbers are the numbers regardless.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip (in) | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 17 | 3.4 | 12.6 |
| Feb | 35 | 17 | 3 | 10.6 |
| Mar | 44 | 25 | 4.7 | 6.2 |
| Apr | 53 | 33 | 4.5 | 2.6 |
| May | 65 | 44 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 75 | 54 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Jul | 79 | 61 | 6.3 | 0 |
| Aug | 77 | 59 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Sep | 68 | 52 | 5.8 | 0 |
| Oct | 59 | 42 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 46 | 31 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Dec | 37 | 23 | 4.6 | 7.8 |
Source: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API · ERA5 reanalysis 2020–2024.
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Rock Falls (this page) | — | 299 ft | — | — | — |
| Sages Ravine Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Sages Ravine Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Sages Ravine Brook Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Falls | 2 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Lower Falls | 2 mi | — | — | — | — |
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- Salt Creek Falls286 ft
Questions visitors ask about Bear Rock Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How tall is Bear Rock Falls?
Bear Rock Falls is 299 feet (91 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Bear Rock Falls from a major city?
Bear Rock Falls is 6 miles from Canaan (about 8 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
42.0621, -73.4368
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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