Wahconah Falls State Park

The attraction here is the small falls area, located a short easy stroll from the parking lot, which is on Wahconah Falls Rd., just off Route 9 (check Google maps as we found it hard to find, driving around the entire park before stumbling upon the entrance). There’s a single picnic table overlooking the falls making for a relaxing lunch spot. Other than that, there’s not much else here for the casual passerby.

Wahconah Falls state park is nestled in the Berkshire woods. Whenever I’m here I feel like I’ve been transported to some sort of fairy world. There are rocks covered with lush, green moss, ferns aplenty and trees that seem to be really into Tantric yoga, curling in and out of giant boulder crevices. This is one of the places I feel completely at peace.
The big draw for me is definitely the waterfall. Relatively close to the parking lot there is a giant swimming hole directly underneath the (no Niagara) tiny falls. Fortunately the water is about 10 ft deep, so jumping from the rocks won’t kill you. Unless you attempt to jump from the highest point. Like my father. He saw 3 adolescents throwing themselves off the tip-​top of the falls with great success. This was probably because they were skinny lads that could propel themselves away from the rocks jutting out beneath them.
My father says that he attempted this feat because «If the only reason that you’re not doing something is because you scared, you have to do it.» What words of wisdom! I was screaming from the water hole «NO, DON’T DO IT! STOP!!!», as I had frequently done as a child. My screams fell on deaf ears. He jumped. From my viewpoint it looked as if his head scraped the rocks and I dove to «rescue» my father (a good 5 times my size). As I came close to where he had become submerged, his face appeared above the surface and I was filled with a mix of shock and joy. Then anger.
So basically, if you want to potentially kill yourself, jump from the top. But I advise you to stick with the safe, middle point. It’s just as fun and a lot less nerve wracking for your loved ones.
TIP: A little beyond the swimming hole is a bed of rich, clay-​like mud, which makes for a great body smear. Jumping off waterfall while covered in said mud will bring out the primitive urges in you. Do it. Pretend it’s a full body masque if you feel like its dirty. Mm, clay deposits.