Valley Forge Falls is a waterfall on Saugatuck River in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, in the Northeastern Coastal Zone region, with a total height of about 5 feet. It lies about 2.8 miles west of Easton and roughly 8.4 miles northwest of Fairfield as the crow flies.
At 5 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 53 Connecticut waterfalls with a documented height only 1 are shorter, while the typical Connecticut waterfall stands around 25 feet. The water comes down as a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
The Northeastern Coastal Zone is a rolling, glaciated lowland of oak-pine forest, stony soils and dense settlement from Boston to Long Island Sound. Waterfalls are small, often on former mill streams over granite ledges. Saugatuck River carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Valley Forge Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 7 recorded waterfalls in Western Connecticut Planning Region. Devils Glen, a tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Ambler Cascade, an 8-foot cascade waterfall, is about 2.9 miles away. Sheep Falls, a 3-foot punchbowl waterfall, is about 5.1 miles away.
Valley Forge Falls is located at 41.2450° N, 73.3493° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.