Grimes Glen Park

Pretty awesome place if you like natural waterfalls and stone formations. I have been visiting this park for 45 years and it never fails to rejuvenate my spirit and bring me closer to Nature. The trail to the first falls is somewhat easy, but you better be more adventurous or more experienced to go further than that. Lots of wildlife, both in the surrounding foliage and in the water. The layers of shale have cool fossils and plenty of geological history. Magical.

Great nature hike. About a half mile up a shallow river bed. 2 small falls. The bigger falls is at the end with a bigger wading area. Prepare to get wet. Bring shoes that can get wet. A lot of walking through shallow river bed. Across rocks. Beautiful area, great for kids.

No fee. Picnic tables and rest rooms are available next to a nice sized parking lot. Restrooms are clean. The bridge has a brightly covered painted mural which offeres a welcome feature to the park. Waterfalls wildlife hiking as well as spotting wildlife stone formation and fossil findings are some of the features throughout the park. Its a photographers dream!

This trail offers views of an ancient river, fossils are abundant throughout the path that leads to two unique unnamed Falls!!! Bring proper footwear and enjoy the views!

Short stroll back, plan to wear water shoes or footwear you don't mind getting wet. Beautiful in the foliage time of year.

Great scenery. Water was pretty low so really didn't get wet. Definitely crossed the creek back and forth multiple times.

This type of scenery is one of the better arguments for going to the Finger Lakes (overall I honestly wasn't that impressed with the region) - they don't have my preferred mountain peaks like the Adirondacks but they do seem to have an awful lot of glens and waterfalls to look at. My cousin chums and I wandered over here on Labor Day to get in a few extra steps before beginning our wine tour debauchery. This didn't end up being much of a hike (which my Fitbit can attest to) as much as a lot of rock hopping and careful navigating, but the sights at the end made up for a lot. We did minimal research beforehand - this was an area recommended in our Airbnb guide on the coffee table, which just said this was a cool, waterfall-centric hike to experience. We accessed the park off Vine Street (using GPS but there was a lot of signage from Route 21 so I think there's a decent chance we could have located it without technology), crossing the cute little bridge just past the parking lot before heading up Grimes Creek. A decent chunk of our walk DID involve actual trails hugging the sides of the creek, but knowing what we know now? If you don't have decent hiking sneakers or water shoes, this might not be doable as you continue traversing the creek. One of my cousins had normal sandals and ended up bailing about 75% of the way down - we were fortunate in that the weather had been relatively dry, but if you're not used to navigating in a creek bed, this could be a little awkward/tough. I AM pretty accustomed to these types of adventures so my sneakers were dry at the end of this, but I have no idea if I'm in the minority on this or not. The optics are decent. I'm from North Jersey, which boasts Buttermilk Falls as its big waterfalls destination, but it's truly in the middle of nowhere and you don't have scenic creek shizzle accompanying it really; it's right next to the road and you can climb some stairs on the sides to look at it from platforms. This you really have to earn. From what I can tell, one of the larger waterfalls that you almost immediately stumble across is called Springstead Creek Falls, which is fine, but for my money the one at the end that doesn't seem to have a name was significantly cooler looking. It had a cave-like opening to the right, and was just overall a more impressive sight. It's debatable whether it's even really a requirement with this type of walk/hike, but the signage was pretty minimal once you got out of the parking lot area. I think it would have helped to have, if not trail blazes to ensure you were literally on the right/designated path, a sign or two denoting the specific waterfalls or how far you were from them. But arguably part of the appeal of this type of adventure is just stumbling across them - your mileage may vary. Worth a trip if you have the time; if it's been raining though within the past few days? Eh. Maybe bring some galoshes.

Lovely park for hiking. Trail to the upper falls is a bit intense, but inexperienced hikers can easily walk along the water for about 1/3 mile.