Best waterfalls in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s waterfall country is the glaciated northeast, above all Ricketts Glen, where a single loop strings together 21 falls under towering hemlocks. Add the Poconos’ Bushkill and Dingmans and the Laurel Highlands’ Ohiopyle, and you’ve got a deep, walkable collection. Spring and fall are peak.
Pennsylvania’s tallest, in the Delaware Water Gap.
a boardwalk to two big falls in the Poconos.
the "Niagara of Pennsylvania," a network of falls on private boardwalks.
the tallest of 22 named falls on the Falls Trail loop.
a tiered roadside fall in Indiana County.
a chute-and-pothole fall at the easy end of Ricketts Glen.
a graceful bridal-veil fall you can walk behind near Ohiopyle.
a tea-colored fall in Hickory Run State Park.
a powerful Poconos fall on Bushkill Creek.
a wide, powerful Youghiogheny River fall in the heart of town.
Flows change with the season and recent rain — many falls roar at spring snowmelt and slow by late summer. Check conditions and any permit or reservation rules before you go.