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Cedar Cliff Falls

Cedarville · Greene County

Wide cascade over a limestone and dolomite cliff on Massies Creek

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A 25 foot cascade over limestone cliffs on Massies Creek, framed by an early 1800s log cabin and an ancient Adena burial mound nearby.

Height: About 25 feet
Trail: About 0.5 mile, mostly flat, to the falls overlook
Managed by: Greene County Parks and Trails
Best time: Spring and after rain
Nearby history: The Adena era Williamson Mound, a registered burial mound
Rules: Cliff jumping is prohibited and can result in a citation

When it flows

Strongest in spring and after heavy rain; can narrow to a thin sheet in dry summer weather. Ice builds along the cliff face in cold winter spells.

The story

Massies Creek has cut a shallow, sheer limestone and dolomite canyon here, in places dropping about 40 feet from rim to creek bed, with cliff walls that average around 25 feet on both sides. The rock exposed at Cedar Cliff Falls dates to the Silurian period, when this part of Ohio lay under a warm shallow sea.

People gathered at what locals long called 'the Cliffs' for roughly a century, and the surrounding 169 acre reserve also protects the Adena era Williamson Mound, a burial mound built in the final centuries before Christ by Native American people of the Adena culture and never scientifically excavated. In 1929 the mound was donated to the Ohio Historical Society, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in the early 1970s along with the nearby Pollock Works earthworks. A restored log cabin dating to before 1825 also stands in the reserve, which Greene County Parks and Trails now manages as Indian Mound Reserve.

Height is reported around 25 feet by most sources, though a few round up to about 30 feet.

Stay behind railings and on marked trails. Wet rock at the top and base of a falls is slick in every season, and most Ohio falls do not allow swimming, wading or climbing. Flow depends on rain: many falls are a trickle in late summer and at their best after a wet spell, in spring, or frozen in a hard winter.

Getting to the falls

About a half mile on a mostly flat, well maintained main trail from the parking area to an overlook, with an optional rock scramble down to creek level when the water is low.

Status

Open to the public

Hours

Not posted by the source; the Greene County Parks and Trails office is open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cost

Free

Phone

937-562-6440

Managed by

Greene County Parks and Trails

Please note

Park only in designated spaces, not on the grass or along the roadway; Cliff jumping is prohibited.