Stony Brook State Park

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1 - Ugly, Not worth the trip
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3 - OK, See it if you are in the area
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4 - Beautiful, worth the trip.
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5 - Must see, worth revisiting
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cbobcat49 wrote:Definitely worth a visit. There always seems to be water even in the driest of summers. (like this one) You'd have to arrive very early in the morning for good photography though. There's always people playing and wading in the water in front of the falls.

I guess I will stay at the campground for a night, so I can stay after sunset and also head out early.
It will be my very first trip to shoot waterfalls in summer, I've never done it before.
Good thing, I can use my Five Ten Canyoneering Boots and walk into the creek without fearing to slip and fall.
That happened a few times with my regular hiking boots. :roll:
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Not a good place this summer, but usually a great stop. With Stonybrook you have to get there really early or really late (sunset) to avoid the crowds at the falls
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Great pictures everyone... this was one of my favorite parks that I have visited. The water walk is easy and safe enough that my wife, who was 6 months pregnant at the time, was able to hike it. She used my tripod as a hiking stick for some of the time :) We were there in August of 2010... my guess from your pictures above, the water was low for us but still strong for a hot August day.
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flow was better than i expected. How were the crowds?
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Not too bad. There was pretty much someone at every photo spot, but if I waited they would move on or move out of the way for a brief photo. We were there on a Thursday so that probably helped.
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I was able to get out here today (sadly my first time out this year) and it was perfect shooting conditions with a lot of water and few people. Had the whole afternoon to shoot.
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Jealous. Realized I haven't been out since April. Hopefully fall brings more opportunities.
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Sounds fun, I wish I could have gone.
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