Tobey Falls is a brilliant waterfall on Big Wilson Stream. A slide fall, the waters of Tobey Falls gush year-round at a 45-degree angle. While it’s only an 8-foot drop, the angle and pressure of Tobey Falls make it breathtaking.
Directions: From Rt. 150 take Elliotsville Rd. Once on the Elliotsville Road, you will come across some beautiful farm country. Just before a large barn on your right, there will be a dirt road on your left, Tobey Falls Rd. It’s very easy to travel by it if you are going too fast, so go slow and enjoy the scenic drive along the way. Once on the dirt road, go to the very end at the large rocks. From there, there is a nice walking path to Tobey Falls. Walking time into the falls is only about 10 minutes. The rocks on the side of the falls are smooth and round, so they are very slippery, take care when walking on them.
Tobey Falls was originally known as Greenwood Falls. Alexander Greenwood, son of American Revolutionary War Patriot John Greenwood, was a surveyor in Hebron, Maine. He was sent to Monson in 1823 to lot the land Hebron Academy owned in Monson. He moved his family to Monson, and was the surveyor for many surrounding towns. In 1827, he had charge of a crew driving logs down Wilson Stream, in Willimantic. They stopped to rest after the last log was over the falls, and Alexander was struck by a fatal blow to the head from a falling tree limb. From this incident, the falls were named Greenwood Falls.
