About this spot
A small ~13-foot cascade on the brook running through Center Springs Park, a 57-acre town park in central Manchester. Reached via paved and dirt paths from Bigelow Street or the Route 83/Wadsworth Street side; free roadside and lot parking nearby. The pond above the falls has a boardwalk crossing. This is a scenic, family-friendly viewpoint rather than a jump spot -- no documented cliff jumping or swimming culture, and the drop is short and rocky. Flow is heaviest after spring rains and snowmelt. Treat it as a look, not a leap.
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