Campbell Falls is a 48-foot waterfall on the Whiting River, in Campbell Falls State Park Reserve in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, just north of the Connecticut line.
The falls
The river drops 41 feet in a horsetail and then slides another 7 feet, in two falls totaling 48 feet, with the base about 250 feet north of the Connecticut border. Lakes and swamps upstream sustain the flow and stain the water brown. A state park description gives the river's drop before it crosses into Connecticut as nearly 100 feet, a figure for the river's broader descent rather than this single measured waterfall.
Getting there
The falls are reached from a parking area on Campbell Falls Road near the Whiting River, where a white-blazed trail descends about 0.2 mile one way to the base. The reserve's Connecticut entrance is reached via Route 272 north from Norfolk and a left turn onto Old Spaulding Road. There is no parking fee, and the reserve is minimally developed, open from 8 a.m. to sunset.
When to go
The falls flow year-round, with the river's volume considerably lower in summer. April through November is the recommended season.
On site
Leashed pets are permitted. New England Waterfalls lists swimming here as not possible or not allowed, though no separate formal park rule confirming this was found.
History and name
The White Memorial Foundation donated the reserve to both Massachusetts and Connecticut, with protection beginning in 1923, and cooperative-care laws between the two states followed in 1924.
Nearby
Umpachene Falls is about 3.8 miles away. Buttermilk Falls, across the state line in Connecticut, is about 3.9 miles, and Colebrook Falls, also in Connecticut, about 7.9 miles.
Distances are straight-line.