Ganoga Falls

Worth a detour

Is it plungeworthy?

94feet tall

A waterfall on Ganoga Glen Branch.

Scale48/60

Documentation10/20

Character8/20

The details

Watercourse: Ganoga Glen Branch
Coordinates: 41.32381, -76.2839

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About Ganoga Falls

Ganoga Falls is a 94-foot waterfall in Pennsylvania, on Ganoga Glen Branch.

It's fullest after rain, and flow can drop off during dry spells — plan around recent weather.

Plungeworthy rates Ganoga Falls 6.6/10 — worth a detour. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.

What you'll find

The 94-foot crown of Ricketts Glen: tallest of the 21 named falls on Kitchen Creek's two glens, wearing its water like a tiered wedding dress down mossy rock. The full Falls Trail is Pennsylvania's greatest hits album — Ganoga is the single.

Getting there

Trailhead: Ganoga Glen side of the Falls Trail, Lake Rose lot, Ricketts Glen State Park
Parking: Lake Rose lot (fills by mid-morning in foliage season) or the PA-118 lots
Road: Paved
Hike: 2 mi round trip (moderate-strenuous — wet stone steps are the whole game)
Heads up: The complete 21-falls loop runs 7.2 miles; Ganoga sits close enough to day-trip from the top lots.

When to go

Spring melt for thunder, October for the glen in color. Winter turns the trail into an ice climb — DCNR means it about the spikes.

Rules & fees

Fee / pass: None — PA state parks are free
Dogs: Leashed
Hours: Sunrise to sunset
Camping: 120 sites in the park
Warnings: People have died on the Falls Trail — wet rock and off-trail shortcuts are the pattern. Boots, not sandals.

Researched from PA DCNR — Ricketts Glen State Park · Wikipedia — Ganoga Falls. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Ganoga Falls recently? Post a conditions report below.

Where it is

Before you go

The pin marks the feature, not a trailhead or a legal route in. Some sit on private land or need a real hike, and conditions change with season and rain. Check local access, don't trespass, and never enter water — hot or cold — where it isn't safe.