Wetumpka Falls is a hidden waterfall located in Somerset County’s Watchung Borough. Situated just below the busy Village Green and Watchung Circle, hundreds of people drive past this waterfall daily without ever knowing it exists. Visitors can park in one of the many lots around the traffic circle and walk to the site, marked only…
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