The 10 Best Waterfalls in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's waterfall wealth runs from a state park with 21 named falls on one trail to the tallest drop in the state hiding in the Poconos. This list is the current truth, and the current truth includes construction: Dingmans Falls and Silverthread Falls sit closed inside the NPS's multi-year boardwalk rebuild, and Glen Onoko remains gated while its trail is rebuilt after decades of tragedy — their pages carry those stories, and two worthy neighbors carry their slots.
Ganoga: the 94-foot crown of Ricketts Glen's 21-falls trail — Pennsylvania's greatest hits album, and this is the single.
Directions, season & rules for Ganoga Falls →
Raymondskill: the state's tallest at 150 feet, three tiers for half a mile of effort.
Directions, season & rules for Raymondskill Falls →
Bushkill Falls
A horsetail on Little Bush Kill Creek.
Bushkill: the 'Niagara of Pennsylvania' — eight falls, a century-old boardwalk empire, one gate fee.
Directions, season & rules for Bushkill Falls →
Ohiopyle: the Youghiogheny dropping river-wide in the middle of town.
Directions, season & rules for Ohiopyle Falls →
Cucumber: Ohiopyle's photogenic bridal veil, a stone stairway from the road.
Directions, season & rules for Cucumber Falls →Hawk: the Poconos' creekside classic in Hickory Run — pair it with the Boulder Field.
Directions, season & rules for Hawk Falls →
Adams: Ricketts Glen's front-porch falls, a quarter mile from the highway.
Directions, season & rules for Adams Falls →
Shohola: fifty feet of dam-fed whitewater on game lands most Poconos visitors never find.
Directions, season & rules for Shohola Falls →Hells Hollow: a limestone falls with a lime kiln for a neighbor in McConnells Mill's quiet corner.
Directions, season & rules for Hells Hollow Falls →Nay Aug: a National Natural Landmark gorge in the middle of Scranton, free as a city park.
Directions, season & rules for Nay Aug Falls →Rankings reflect our research, not a verdict on your trip — every spot page takes community ratings and conditions reports, and that's where the real answer to "is it worth it?" lives.