Bearcamp Gorge is a 6-foot waterfall on Bearcamp River in Carroll County, New Hampshire, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 2.9 miles southwest of Tamworth and roughly 53.3 miles west of Portland as the crow flies.
At 6 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 115 New Hampshire waterfalls with a documented height only 1 are shorter, while the typical New Hampshire waterfall stands around 30 feet. By form it is a punchbowl, where the water is forced through a narrow gap into a large pool.
The Northeastern Highlands are the mountains of northern New England and the Adirondacks, with spruce-fir on the summits and northern hardwood forest of maple, beech and birch below, and countless lakes and boulder-strewn brooks. Fast mountain streams drop over granite and gneiss ledges in chains of falls and pools. Bearcamp River carries 2 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 37 feet.
Carroll County holds 42 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Kelly Falls, a cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Backbreaker Falls, is under a mile away. Wonalancet Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 5.5 miles away.
Bearcamp Gorge is located at 43.8278° N, 71.2995° 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.