Shelter Falls is a waterfall on Cedar Swamp Brook in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, in the Northeastern Coastal Zone region. It lies about 1.8 miles west of Storrs and roughly 17.1 miles east of East Hartford as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another.
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.
Capitol Planning Region holds 14 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Codfish Falls, a 17-foot tiered waterfall, is about 3 miles away. Dianas Pool, a tiered waterfall, is about 8.2 miles away. Wyllys Falls, a 65-foot tiered waterfall, is about 11.3 miles away.
Shelter Falls is located at 41.8114° N, 72.2833° 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.