In the late summer and fall, the water level depends almost entirely on rainfall.
Prepared to get wet or dirty. The hike to the falls is downhill and very easy to get to. The hike back to the parking lot is a strenuous hike back uphill. Bring a hiking stick possibly. The flame, although small, was very cool to see and a great reward to come across. Various small waterfalls throughout and good skipping rocks to come across. I definitely will go back to visit.
There are some minor obstacles at the bottom leading to the flame, do not rush yourself down here and you may get your feet wet. In the end it is all worth it. Get your photos and admire the view from the bottom.
The difficulty of the hike depends on the water level and if you're willing to get your feet wet. If you are, then it's very easy. If you're trying to keep your feet relatively dry, then during times of high water level, you'll have to be quite nimble and stay on the sides of the gorge, jumping across the stream a few times.
There was a lot of parking with a sign so you knew it was for The Eternal Flame Fall. There were maps provided and also signs numbered from 1 to 20 with a little flame next to it so you knew what path to follow to get to the falls. After sign number 20 you walked probably 2 to 3 more minutes and you reached the very end which is where the falls were at. It was definitely something magical. Definitely kid friendly as I brought my 3 year old son and my 5 year old nephew. However it is not stroller friendly in my opinion. 5/5 would recommend.
The half mile numbered hike from the closest parking lot is not bad if you have good knees. The hike to the flame is mainly downhill. The return one may find some of the uphill segments to be a little stressful. It can be a little tricky as there were moist leaves on the ground (this was in mid-October). Bring water and a hiking stick could not hurt.
Nice half-mile moderately difficult walk to a really cool naturally occurring eternal flame resulting from a gas seep in a tiny overhang inside a waterfall. Would recommend highly!
Eternal Flame Falls is a US Natural Feature based in Orchard Park, New York. Eternal Flame Falls is located at Eternal Flame Hiking Trail, Orchard Park, NY 14127, USA.
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