Bunnells Falls is a waterfall on Bunnell Brook in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, in the Northeastern Coastal Zone region, with a total height of about 16 feet. It lies about 2.9 miles southwest of Collinsville and roughly 7.9 miles north of Bristol as the crow flies.
At 16 feet it is on the modest side for Connecticut, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 25 feet; it ranks 37th of 53. 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.
There are 20 recorded waterfalls in Northwest Hills Planning Region. Negro Hill Brook Falls, a 26-foot segmented waterfall, is about 4.2 miles away. Burr Falls, a 43-foot cascade waterfall, is about 8.6 miles away. Humaston Brook Falls, a fan waterfall, is about 9.3 miles away.
Bunnells Falls is located at 41.7862° N, 72.9645° 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.