Blue Hole Falls
Otisco, New York

Location: Southwestern Onondaga County in the Town of Otisco.

Blue Hole Falls is only accessible by way of a trail starting in Adams Eden Camp.

Adams Eden Camp      Adams Eden Camp offers year round camping and recreation. The campground features 328 acres of woodland, ponds, streams, and waterfalls. Hiking, swimming, boating, fishing, hayrides, and indoor game room are available to registered guests. Pavilion, tent site, cabin, and lodge rentals are available.
     The postal address for the camp is: Adams Eden Camp, 4812 South Cook Road, LaFayette, NY 13084

Email: info@AdamsEdenCamp.com

    Blue Hole Falls is only accessible from the Stream Trail at Adams Eden Camp. This is the only publicly accessible route to Blue Hole Falls and other waterfalls in Rattlesnake Gulf. The trail is open from May 1st to October 31st and only during periods of low water. A period of heavy rain will cause the creek to rise and make access to the falls impossible. Check with the camp office on the condition of the Stream Trail before starting your hike. The creek-walking section of the trail is quite rugged, requiring scrambling over rocks and walking on a slippery creek bed. Proper footwear is essential. You will get your feet wet. Use caution and take your time to avoid a slip and fall. The property on the south bank of Rattlesnake Gulf and the Blue Hole is private property. Trespassing is prohibited.

    The Stream Trail starts by following an old logging road down into Rattlesnake Gulf. From the starting point of the trail down to Fall Creek there is a 230 foot drop in elevation. When you reach the creek turn left and head downstream with the flow of the water. In roughly 1,000 feet you arrive at the crest of the Upper Section of Blue Hole Falls.

Blue Hole Falls
The Upper Section of Blue Hole Falls

    Blue Hole Falls is actually made up of two sections, an upper and a lower. As you face downstream you can carefully climb down the right (southwest) side of the Upper Section which is 15 feet in height.

Blue Hole Falls
The Upper and Lower sections of Blue Hole Falls

     Continue going downstream and in a few feet carefully climb down the right (southwest) side of the Lower Section of Blue Hole Falls which is 11 feet in height.

     You can continue hiking downstream for about 1,700 feet to Wedding Falls and another 150 feet or so to the Great Falls of Rattlesnake Gulf.

For a Map Quest map of the Otisco area click here.

For a ACME Mapper 2.0 map of the area click here.

Web site: Adams Eden Camp

The information on this web site does not give anyone
the right to trespass on private property.

You must obtain permission from the landowner to enter private property.

Recreation on private property is a privilege, NOT A RIGHT.
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