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.

Raymondskill Falls150 ftShort walk · Milford · 0.5 miPennsylvania’s tallest, in the Delaware Water Gap.Dingmans Falls130 ftShort walk · Dingmans Ferry · 0.6 mia boardwalk to two big falls in the Poconos.Bushkill Falls100 ftShort walk · Bushkill · 2 mithe "Niagara of Pennsylvania," a network of falls on private boardwalks.Ganoga Falls (Ricketts Glen)94 ftModerate hike · Benton · 3.2 mithe tallest of 22 named falls on the Falls Trail loop.Buttermilk Falls (PA)45 ftRoadside · Homer Citya tiered roadside fall in Indiana County.Adams Falls (Ricketts Glen)36 ftShort walk · Benton · 0.5 mia chute-and-pothole fall at the easy end of Ricketts Glen.Cucumber Falls30 ftShort walk · Ohiopyle · 0.4 mia graceful bridal-veil fall you can walk behind near Ohiopyle.Hawk Falls25 ftModerate hike · White Haven · 1.2 mia tea-colored fall in Hickory Run State Park.Resica Falls25 ftShort walk · East Stroudsburg · 0.3 mia powerful Poconos fall on Bushkill Creek.Ohiopyle Falls20 ftRoadside · Ohiopylea 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.