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Description: If you happen to search on Hamilton Waterfalls you will find at least a dozen waterfalls in Hamilton area. Some of the waterfalls in the list may get dry during the hot summer months. The largest of them is the Webster's waterfall. At a hiking distance from the Webster's waterfall the Tews waterfall is dropping its water from a height close to the well known Niagara Falls. There is plenty of parking when you arrive to the falls. You usually have to pay for the entrance and then you are guided to a parking spot which could be somewhere on the grass in case the main parking lot is full.
Activities:
- For children: There are various games organized throughout the day at the falls. But the main attraction probably should not be the games that could easily be played somewhere in the back yard or on a public court. People come here for the roar of the falls, that though can not be compared to Niagara falls, gives you a completely different experience. The part that I liked about these falls is that you can enjoy the falls from a relatively close distance, whereas the power of Niagara falls gets you scared even at a reputable distance.
- Hiking:The parking lot seemed to be closer to Webster's falls, so we visited this waterfall first. There is a trail that leads to the bottom of the waterfall on the right side of the waterfall. The steps are pretty abrupt as it should be expected from a descend at a waterfall, so please be extra vigilant. When you are at the bottom of the falls, don't drop you guard as most of the rocks are very slippery. There is lot's of moist in the air so you will need something to clean your lenses in case you want to snap a few pictures.The trail does not end at the bottom of the falls. For complete trail information and what state it is in, ask for a guide when you arrive at the falls. When you are done with this fall, you have to go back up to the top of the fall and walk back to the parking lot. Do not stick too much to the right as you will miss the trail to the Tews fall. The Tews fall is about 15-20 minutes walk from Webster's fall. It has less water volume, but is much higher. There is a great lookout at the Tews fall.
- Photography:Both Tews fall and Webster's fall open scenic lookouts and amazing views. As mentioned before, being at the bottom of Webster's fall may require you to have something to keep cleaning the lens.
- Picnicking: There is a wide open area at the top of the Webster's falls. There are fast food booths in the area. Most people bring some snacks from home and find some shady place for lunch. I do not remember to have seen picnic tables, so you may want to bring something to substitute a table along.
- Children:Some children may find the falls a great place to visit. Others may prefer other attractions like Ontario Place or Centreville Amusment Park from the Toronto Island. However visiting the falls is a great family experience in general.
- Day trip: Being so close to Toronto and not getting dry in the summer months makes Webster's falls a great destination for a sunny summer weekend. There are other waterfalls in the area, if you have time for more sightseeing. We got tires after visiting 2 waterfalls, so we headed back to Toronto.
Official website:
Webster's falls web site provides a lot of historical facts an information on the trails around the waterfalls. You can also find a list of links to the other waterfalls in Hamilton area.
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Very Disappointing, i hope next time the organization can update info on the web regarding the status of steps to falls. The steps to the falls was closed due to public safety. What the point going to see the falls from such a height. Just a waste of time. Only when you are about to pay for parking which is $10 they let you know that the steps to the falls in closed. We enjoyed the 15 min trekking from the Webster falls to Tew falls. You get a great view of the TEW falls from about 100 feet height. There is not much water to call it falls.I'm very surprised to see that the walk to the TEW falls from webster was very dangerous with no barriers in some places. I see no reason why the steps to falls was closed. The place in only good for a picnic and they don't even allow barbeque either. I could have driven to Niagara falls for a better view from the top than this one. This place is only worth visiting if the steps to the falls is open fro public, please call the authorities before hitting the gas.
ReplyDeletethe park no longer allows bbq, fishing or going downstairs towards the fall, its completely dead and they've increased parking to 10 dollars for no facilities and a crappy experience... AVOID at all cost.
ReplyDeleteNow it's $10 for parking plus $5 per person to enter! Add to that you have to park offsite to take the shuttle, walk a bit to enter the park. Then when you come back, you have to fight the crowd to line up for the shuttle back, it made it a lot worst when one shuttle was out of service, and the worker kept yapping about the park and made no attempt to control the line up.
ReplyDeleteWe decided to go back to the parking lot, and skip Tew Falls for fearing not able to get back up the bus in time. What a waste of time and money for such little attraction when they made it such a big deal! Moronic politicians!