I'm a landscape and wildlife photographer from Florida. I was in Rochester New York visiting family and took advantage of the location to select various waterfalls to visit and photograph while in the area. This location made the list as it's such a beautiful and isolated area. It was an easy drive from Rochester and my GPS dropped me right at the rural parking lot, complete with a porta-potty. I was surprised at that. Anyway, it's a short walk along the trail to the top of the falls. I elected not to drop down to the upper river bottom and instead walked back toward the parking area and made my way down the rock "stairs" to the riverbed below the falls. The weather had been wet in the central part of New York State but apparently, it did not drop here as the falls were showing a low volume of water. Still, it was an impressive view from below. When I visit locations like this, I always try to do it during the week, and get there early, as it cuts way back on crowds. I was the only person on the lower river bed. This allowed me to set up the tripod with no interference from people walking in the way. Nice. The climb back up the gorge was on the more difficult side but I had no issues. Nice tranquil experience.

We had spent a day hiking in various parks and almost skipped the Salmon River Falls. Boy, were we happy we went. After parking in the lot off of Falls Road, we walked up the short easy trail, where you get glimpses into the gorge and see the falls as they arise. The waterfall is much larger than you think, and there are several overlooks as you approach to get pictures. The cool part, however, is when the trail takes you to the top of the falls themselves, when a few short steps lets you step down onto the river bed - a rock slab where the water runs shallow before going over the edge. You can enjoy walking through the pools and streams - look over the waterfall edge. its a really cool place to hangout - but make sure to look down - though, where you will see graffiti carved into the rockface from boy scout troops from many decades previously (apparently before leave no trace).