Schalks Falls is a waterfall on Plattekill Creek in Ulster County, New York, in the Northern Allegheny Plateau region, with a total height of about 17 feet. It lies about 4.5 miles south of Palenville and roughly 40.2 miles south of Albany as the crow flies.
At 17 feet it is on the modest side for New York, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 50.5 feet; it ranks 160th of 184. The water comes down as a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
The Northern Allegheny Plateau is a dissected upland of rolling hills and deep valleys in New York and Pennsylvania, with northern hardwood forest and dairy farms. Creeks cut through layered shale and sandstone in gorges lined with waterfalls, as in the Finger Lakes glens. Plattekill Creek carries 7 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 51 feet.
There are 49 recorded waterfalls in Ulster County. Lower Red Falls, is under a mile away. Upper Red Falls, is about 1.3 miles away. Gray Rock Falls, is about 1.7 miles away.
Schalks Falls is located at 42.1127° N, 74.0492° 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 exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.