Tolliver Falls
Garrett County, Maryland
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Garrett County, Maryland
- Access status
- Falls on a published state park loop trail
- The walk
- Part of a loop of about 1 to 1.25 miles
- Ground & access
- Rocky and rooty descent to the falls. Some steps elsewhere on the loop. Rocks by the river are slippery.
From the main parking area, go through the Canyon Trail entrance sign. Head south, ignoring wooden steps that drop to the left. The descent steepens on a rocky, rooty path to the base of Tolliver Falls, a ledge falls under 10 feet with a plunge pool. The loop continues to the Youghiogheny River, Swallow Falls and Muddy Creek Falls, then back to the lot.
Plan your visit
Swallow Falls State Park main lot on the Canyon Trail to Tolliver Falls
The Canyon Trail loop is about one mile per the 2019 visitor account and 1 1/4 miles per Maryland DNR. Tolliver Falls is the first falls when the loop is walked south from the main lot. No separate one-way figure was published.
Rocky and rooty descent to the falls. Some steps elsewhere on the loop. Rocks by the river are slippery.
Where to start
Main parking area on the right just past the park entrance at 2470 Maple Glade Road, Oakland.
Timing & water
Park hours 8 a.m. to sunset. Pets are not permitted in the day-use area, including the Canyon Trail, from May 23 through September 7, 2026.
Before you go
Maryland DNR: day-use reservations are required on weekends and holidays from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, made at parkdayuse.maryland.gov before arrival. A 2019 visitor account mentions paying an entrance fee; current amounts were not read on the park page.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
Upper Swallow FallsState park loop trail; summer weekend reservations; no pets in summer16 ft (5 m) · Garrett County, MD0.1 miNE
Lower Swallow FallsPartial guide: official trail and fees documented; lower drop not named by DNRGarrett County, MD0.2 miNE
Muddy Creek FallsOfficial state park falls on a published loop trail53 ft (16.1 m) · Garrett County, MD0.4 miN- Matador FallsPreston County, WV19 miW
Cucumber FallsState park falls with a stairway from the parking area30 ft (9.1 m) · Fayette County, PA26 miN- Albert FallsPartial guide: the falls is seen from a rail-trail; the exact viewing spot and the distance from parking are not statedTucker County, WV26 miS
Ohiopyle FallsOfficial day use area overlook beside parking20 ft (6.1 m) · Fayette County, PA26 miN- Douglas FallsTucker County, WV26 miS
Blackwater FallsRoute and parking documented; confirm current conditions.62 ft (19 m) · Tucker County, WV27 miS