Wahconah Falls State Park

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Wahconah Falls State Park
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Wahconah Falls State Park, June 2017
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Wahconah Falls State Park (the United States)
Location Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates 42°29′15″N73°6′54″W / 42.48750°N 73.11500°W / 42.48750; -73.11500 Coordinates: 42°29′15″N73°6′54″W / 42.48750°N 73.11500°W / 42.48750; -73.11500
Area48 acres (19 ha) [1]
Elevation1,289 ft (393 m) [2]
EstablishedUnspecified
Governing body Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Website Wahconah Falls State Park

Wahconah Falls State Park is a small Massachusetts state park in the town of Dalton managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. The park protects the scenic waterfall for which it is named. [3]

Wahconah Falls are created where Wahconah Falls Brook makes four individual drops, [4] tumbling over an outcrop of the Becket Gneiss formation. [5] The falls have been described as "rather photogenic" depending on time of year. [5]

Visitors can hike, fish, and picnic. Swimming is not allowed, but wading is possible. [6]

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