Paine Falls Park

Paine Falls Park is located near the city of Painesville and Lake Erie. It is home to a spectacular Ohio waterfall. The park is about five miles from town and has a small park and facilities for picnicking, barbecuing, and hiking around the gorge.

Paine Falls is an excellent place to stop on a road trip (especially between Buffalo, New York, and Cleveland). Just before the bridge, the falls are half a mile off Paine Road. It is named after Colonel Hendrick Paine (the nephew of Painesville's founder, Edward Paine), who moved into this little valley in 1818 and explored it.

Spend some time on the route surrounding the falls, but keep on the path since the rocks around the falls are quite treacherous.