Wahconah Falls

From the junction of Routes 9 and 8 in Dalton, follow Route 9 (also known as Route 8A) east for 2.3 miles, then bear right onto Wahconah Falls Road and follow it for under half of a mile to the parking lot for Wahconah Falls State Park. The base of the falls is reached less than 500 feet from the parking area.Found just outside of central Dalton, Wahconah Falls is a pretty and at times rather impressive multi-stepped waterfall of about 50 feet in total height. Wahconah Falls Brook produces three primary tiers as it cascades over an outcrop of the Becket Gniess formation. The first two drops are back-to-back nearly vertical plunges of about 15 feet total over a pair of natural rock dams. Immediately below the creek swirls and swishes down the inclined face of the lower falls, a broad, veiling cascade of about 35 feet in height, terminating in a large pool. Shortly above the upper tiers are two or three more minor drops in the 2-4 foot tall range. Upstream of Wahconah Falls its namesake stream is partially regulated by the Windsor Reservoir, which assures a rather inconsistent appearance of the falls depending on the time of year.The falls takes its name from the daughter of Chief Miahcoma, an Indian who settled in the Dalton area after being driven out of Connecticut by the English.