- Drive
- About 50 minutes from Utica · 35 minutes from Rome · 1 hour 10 minutes from Herkimer
- Trip type
- Quick outing or Half-day trip
- Best season
- Year-round
- Best for
- families, couples
- The 50-foot falls are close to the picnic area, so the walk is short
- No vehicle entry fee is listed on the park page
- Open year-round, with limited services November through April
- Up to two leashed pets in day-use areas
What to do
Grouped by usefulness, not A–ZMain reasons to visit
- Pixley Falls — The 50-foot waterfall, the park's main attraction, close to the picnic area.
With kids
- Picnic pavilions — Rented mid-May to Columbus Day, 9 a.m. to sunset; up to 48 people. (Mid-May to Columbus Day) · $50 to $75 to rent
Outdoors
- Pixley Falls — The 50-foot waterfall, the park's main attraction, close to the picnic area.
- Nature trail — Through the forest and past the falls. The park page gives no length; it links a trail map.
Free or low-cost
- Pixley Falls — The 50-foot waterfall, the park's main attraction, close to the picnic area.
- Nature trail — Through the forest and past the falls. The park page gives no length; it links a trail map.
Practical information
- Getting there
- About 50 minutes from Utica · 35 minutes from Rome · 1 hour 10 minutes from Herkimer (NY-46 south of Boonville — 11430 State Route 46, Boonville)
- Parking
- In the park. The park page warns that roads and parking lots may not be plowed in winter.
- Reservations
- None for day use. Pavilions ($50 to $75, up to 48 people) are rented mid-May to Columbus Day, 9 a.m. to sunset.
- Cost
- The park page lists no vehicle entry fee and says to contact the park for fees not listed. The $80 Empire Pass covers day use at most state parks.
- Seasonal notes
- Hunting is allowed in season in designated areas, per the park page
The park page gives no trail length; its trail map is a PDF image - Official links
- Official site ↗
Coming up in Pixley Falls State Park
From the Mohawk Central events boardNo upcoming Pixley Falls State Park events on our board right now — check the official calendar.
Nearby & similar trips
Sources: parks.ny.gov, parks.ny.gov · Falls height, trail, hours, season, pet rules, pavilion prices and the absence of a listed vehicle fee per parks.ny.gov on 2026-11-02. Drive minutes are OSRM road routing from downtown Utica, Rome and Herkimer to the park address as the Census Bureau geocodes it (49, 32 and 67 minutes; 35, 21 and 46 miles), rounded up to the nearest 5. The trail map PDF is a raster image, so no trail length was read from it. No photo yet. The tagline, summary and whyGo lines are plain readings of the park page, written to be replaced. · Suggest a correction · All places to go ↑