Pixley Falls
New York · height not recorded · Pixley Falls State Park · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Pixley Falls is 257 cfs today, around its seasonal average.
Right now
Streamflow
257 cfs
BLACK RIVER NEAR BOONVILLE · 51m ago
Overnight
62°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tuesday
72°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:46 AM · Sunset 8:28 PM · 14h 42m
Snapshot built 7m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS BGM.
Pixley Falls is a waterfall in Oneida County, New York. Height has not been officially recorded. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Pixley Falls sits in Oneida County, New York. The falls are inside Pixley Falls State Park. The base sits at roughly 909 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 8 minutes from Boonville. A trail — Pixley Falls Nature Trail — runs within 50 meters of the marked location. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Entry is free. Dogs on leash are welcome on the access trail.
Pixley Falls State Park is a 375-acre (1.52 km2) New York state park in the town of Boonville in Oneida County, New York, United States. It is on New York State Route 46, 18 miles (29 km) north of Rome and six miles (9.7 km) southwest of Boonville, near the community of Hurlbutville.
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 04252500 · 7.8 mi away
BLACK RIVER NEAR BOONVILLE NY
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30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 933 cfs · 21% of last year — significantly drier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pixley Falls (this page) | — | — | — | Y | Free |
| Crandall Falls | 10 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Mill Dam Falls | 13 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Upper High Falls | 13 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Trenton Falls | 13 mi | — | — | — | — |
| High Falls | 13 mi | — | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about Pixley Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
Is Pixley Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Pixley Falls is inside Pixley Falls State Park. We inferred this from OpenStreetMap protected-area polygons; if you find we got the boundary wrong, please report it. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
Can I bring my dog to Pixley Falls?
Yes — dogs are allowed (Pixley Falls State Park permits leashed dogs in most areas). Inferred from park type; check the official site for trail-specific restrictions. Always leash and pack out waste.
Is there a fee to visit Pixley Falls?
No entrance fee. Pixley Falls State Park is free to access. Some trailheads may charge a parking fee separately.
How far is Pixley Falls from a major city?
Pixley Falls is 5 miles from Boonville (about 8 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
43.4024, -75.3440
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixley_Falls_State_Park
Wikidata (Q7199750)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7199750
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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