Water Depth
Falls pools can be shallow, rock-filled, or changed by storm debris.

West Milford, New Jersey, United States
DANGEROUS WATER CONDITIONS*
Four Brothers Falls is a freshwater stream and falls jump spot near West Milford, New Jersey. The reported height is about 30 ft, but access and landing conditions must be verified on site.
DANGEROUS WATER CONDITIONS: confirm legal access, depth, landing clearance, and a safe exit before treating Four Brothers Falls as jumpable.
Overview
Four Brothers Falls is a short-hike waterfall and stream spot in the Awosting area. Treat this guide as a planning overview, then verify access, water level, landing depth, and exits at the site before considering a jump.
Quick Answer
Four Brothers Falls is a freshwater stream and falls jump spot near West Milford, New Jersey. The reported height is about 30 ft, but access and landing conditions must be verified on site.
Key Takeaway
DANGEROUS WATER CONDITIONS: confirm legal access, depth, landing clearance, and a safe exit before treating Four Brothers Falls as jumpable.
Quick Answer
Four Brothers Falls is a freshwater stream and falls jump spot near West Milford, New Jersey. The reported height is about 30 ft, but access and landing conditions must be verified on site.
Key Takeaway
DANGEROUS WATER CONDITIONS: confirm legal access, depth, landing clearance, and a safe exit before treating Four Brothers Falls as jumpable.
Conditions and planning notes
Falls pools can be shallow, rock-filled, or changed by storm debris.
Confirm parking, trail access, and local restrictions before crossing roads or following informal paths.
Stay on durable trail surfaces, scout each waterfall tier, and avoid wet rock when flow is high.
Waterfall hydraulics, slippery rock, variable depth, and road crossing access are the main concerns.
Streamside ledges are often slick, narrow, and close to moving water.
Scout with a partner, avoid jumping alone, and leave if waterfall hydraulics, slippery rock, variable depth, and road crossing access are the main concerns.
Map location
West Milford, New Jersey, United States
41.15975, -74.32911
Four Brothers Falls sits around West Milford, New Jersey, United States, putting this waterfall or plunge-pool spot in the orbit of West Milford and the broader New Jersey area of United States. Use the saved coordinates and current map view as a starting point, then confirm the exact approach locally because cliff-jumping access can change around parks, private land, roads, shorelines, and water-management areas.
Seasonal conditions matter here, especially after storms, drought, high flow, or unusually low water. Conditions are not static: rain, snowmelt, drought, changing water levels, current, and weekend crowding can all change what looks like the same jump from one visit to the next. Treat saved route notes as background, not as a present-day clearance to jump.
The main assumed risks include cold or changing lake levels, submerged shelves, boat traffic, difficult exits, and limited rescue access. Access should be treated as conditional until signs, land ownership, permits, and local rules are confirmed. Before anyone climbs to a ledge, inspect the landing zone from the water, identify the exit, look for submerged rocks or debris, and be willing to walk away if the depth, footing, legality, or rescue options are uncertain.
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