Dean’s Ravine Falls
Dean's Ravine Falls is a 50-foot-tall waterfall formed along Reed Brook in Canaan, Connecticut. The falls were once a "must-see" spot along the 2,180-mile-long Appalachian Trail, until the trail was rerouted west of the Housatonic River through Sharon, Connecticut in the early 1980s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lime Rock Park and Housatonic State Forest.
Lime Rock Park
Sports venue
Photo: Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lime Rock Park is a natural-terrain motorsport road racing venue located in Lakeville, Connecticut, United States, a hamlet in the town of Salisbury, in the state's northwest corner. Lime Rock Park is situated 2 miles west of Dean’s Ravine Falls.
Housatonic State Forest
Nature reserve
Photo: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Housatonic State Forest is a Connecticut state forest occupying 10,894 acres in the towns of Sharon, Canaan, Cornwall, and North Canaan. The state forest includes two Connecticut natural area preserves, Gold's Pines and Canaan Mountain, and is the only Connecticut state forest that includes a portion of the Appalachian Trail. Housatonic State Forest is situated 2 miles east of Dean’s Ravine Falls.
Cream Hill Shelter
Shelter
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cream Hill Shelter is a rustic log shelter in Housatonic State Forest in Cornwall, Connecticut. Built in 1988, it replaced what was at the time one of three surviving log shelters constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in Connecticut. Cream Hill Shelter is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Dean’s Ravine Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Falls Village and Canaan.
Falls Village
Village
Photo: Doncram, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Falls Village is a village and census-designated place in the town of Canaan in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 538, out of 1,234 in the entire town of Canaan. Falls Village is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dean’s Ravine Falls.
Canaan
Photo: Doncram, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canaan is in the Litchfield Hills, otherwise known as the Connecticut Berkshires, in northern Litchfield County.
Cornwall
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cornwall is a town in Connecticut. It is comprised of many small parts from yesteryear, but today is generally divided into three parts, Cornwall Bridge, West Cornwall, and Cornwall Village.
Dean’s Ravine Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in Connecticut
- Category: body of water
- Location: Town of Cornwall, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.91941° or 41° 55′ 10″ northLongitude
-73.34427° or 73° 20′ 39″ westHeight
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
87H8WM94+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
node 547222279OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallWikidata ID
Q104862949
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