Mine Kill Falls — Local services in Town of Gilboa

Hidden gem! Mine Kill Falls is a waterfall in Blenhemin, NY. It is located just outside of the Mine Kill State Park. There is no charge to see the waterfall. The waterfall has an upper falls viewing stand area and a lower falls viewing area. The lower falls is the better of the two areas to view the falls from. It requires a short hike to get down to the bottom of the falls. The trail to the bottom is well marked and easy to follow. The upper viewing area isn't bad and you can see a good part of the waterfalls, but the view is obstructed by trees. It is an easy walk from the parking lot to this part of the falls. Although the view is not as good the lower part of the falls take some time to go here. Most people will probably spend an hour or less here. If you are in the area or passing through be sure to stop by and take a glimpse...

Beautiful spot definitely worth checking out. The waterfall was lovely and the general terrain was really impressive! We were able to do a two mile loop hike that was very manageable for our 8 and 4 year old. We walked down to the waterfall, played around there by the river etc for a bit, then on the walk back up we crossed the little bridge (pictured, a left coming from the bottom) and followed the trail with the green/teal blazes. That took us to a white blazed trail, which we turned right on, and that took us right back to the parking lot. Parts of the trail were hard to see at times under the leaves but the blazes easy to follow....

This review is based on Minekill Falls' overlook. It is easy to find and at least 10 to 12 cars parking available at this overlook. From the parking lot, you will have a very short walk to overlook, which is very well maintained, and stairs lead you to a couple of falls. You can also hike to the bottom of the Falls, but I went in the beginning of November, so it got a bit cold to walk to the bottom of the Falls. I will definitely going to visit this park and the overlook over the summer. Public restrooms in the state park are closed...