The Great Falls are the second-highest on the east coast (second only to Niagara). The Great Falls thunders over a rocky ledge, 70 feet deep, about 60 feet wide to a broad basin descending 20 feet through traprock and sandstone to the City of Paterson.
Even though the falls were declared a landmark, the US Department of Parks, the State of New Jersey, and the city of Paterson have done little to beautify the area and make it a safe place to visit. We always get our hopes up for improvements, but so far nothing has happened. The wilderness in the front shows the neglect. You would never believe that this natural wonder is in the center of Paterson, New Jersey.