Cascade Falls is a 45-foot waterfall on Falls Brook in Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 3 miles southeast of Richmond and roughly 38.6 miles northwest of Worcester as the crow flies.
At 45 feet it is on the modest side for Massachusetts, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 50 feet; it ranks 17th of 24. By form it is a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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.
Worcester County holds 4 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Spirit Falls, a 157-foot tiered waterfall, is about 3.8 miles away. Wilson Falls, a 25-foot fan waterfall, is about 4.3 miles away across the state line in New Hampshire. Doane Falls, a 157-foot tiered waterfall, is about 5.1 miles away.
Cascade Falls is located at 42.7153° N, 72.2462° 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.