Glencar Waterfall

Cracking little spot. Very accessible,so close to the car park also. No coffee shop or even coffee van to grab somethng. Made a trip up from dublin too... was very quiet.

Beautiful waterfall, wheelchair accessible right up to the base of the falls. Beautiful location beside the lake. Best to visit during winter and spring seasons when the water levels are highest, the falls are much more spectacular then.

Very beautiful waterfall, there is plant of designated parking nearby with ice cream van, play area, lake view, sheep, tea house and the route to waterfall. This route is accessible for mobility users up to the waterfall. There is choice to climb stairs and come round to the tea house. Rest areas and toilet are nearby in parking.

Absolutely beautiful Waterfall. It is really high and the sound of the water falling is so peaceful. You can go up the steps at the side of the waterfall just to watch the water fall at such a great height. Really worth a visit and no charge to visit it.

A truly beautiful site. Easy-to-walk trail (some stairs). The falls and stream are picturesque and calming. In the spring flowers on the grasses and trees were plentiful and fragrant. Worth the drive. As a bonus, the lambs below the parking lot were entertaining.

Peaceful sound of the waterfall is absolutely amazing. I could spend the whole day just sitting on the bench and staring at the calm lake in front of the waterfall

Wow! Found this on a whim. Inspiration for the poet Yates. Hidden gem of a park with stunning views. (Has clean restrooms)

Lovely quiet calm spot to visit. Family and I had a small picnic. We were fortunate with lovely weather for the day.

I'd thought, wrongly, that this waterfall was in county Sligo; nope, wrong again matey, the sign says it's inside county Leitrim and only just. It's a beautiful place and designed for walks and picnics. It has toilets and you can potter around the lake area to the coffee bar, but you'll need a fair level of fitness to go to the top of the waterfall as it's quite steep. The water is so clean with a peaty hue given Ireland has wonderful peat bogs - an incredible eco system of its own. Now it ain't the falls of Angel, it ain't Niagara nor Dunn's River; this waterfall reaches 50ft high and is situated at Glencar Lough, and it inspired perhaps Ireland's greatest poet William Butler Yeats who put it much better than me in his poem 'The Stolen Child' 'Where the wandering water gushes From the hills above Glen-Car, In pools among the rushes That scarce could bathe a star' Glad we went, once. Paradise Ireland style.

It amused me no end when upon crossing the Sligo-Leitrim county boarder there were Visit Leitrim tourism signs all over the place. Most of the lake and the roads that bring you here are in Sligo, but Leitrim gets all the glory. I digress, ignore my mindless musings. The Glencar Waterfall is stunning, a must see for every one visiting the area. A short uphill but safe path brings you up and there it is. The photo here doesn't do it justice. A handy thing about this attraction is they have cleverly put in a pathway that leads you back down to the car park partly another way. So you don't have two way traffic right by the waterfall. Good planning. As I mentioned there is a car park, but also toilets that are not bad at all. There are also plenty of rubbish bins for different types of waste, so there is no excuse to drop your litter here. One final bonus on this occasion was the ice cream and coffee truck. Just what we needed. Wonderful. Definitely worth a visit.

Nice waterfall in a great area. Easy access via the car park, toilets and while we were there an ice cream van. Its only going to take you 30 minutes to walk around but if you are in the area give it a look. The drive along the lough is also very pleasant.