Dunnfield Creek Falls
Warren County, New Jersey
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Warren County, New Jersey
- Access status
- State forest and national recreation area trail; busy parking
- The walk
- Less than 1 mile one way
- Ground & access
- Moderate. Rocky creekside trail with a steady climb. The path to the base is short and unmarked.
Dunnfield Creek Falls is a small waterfall on Dunnfield Creek in Worthington State Forest, inside Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. From the parking area, follow the white-blazed Appalachian Trail upstream through the narrow, rhododendron-lined gorge of Dunnfield Creek. At the fork where the green-blazed Dunnfield Creek Trail bears right, follow it a short distance. An open area with a bench overlooks the falls, and just beyond, at a wooden footbridge, a short unmarked path on the right leads to the base. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Dunnfield Creek Natural Area parking off I-80, white-blazed Appalachian Trail up Dunnfield Creek, right onto the green-blazed Dunnfield Creek Trail a short distance to the falls at a wooden footbridge
NJ Skylands says the falls are less than a mile's walk from the parking area. Return the same way.
Moderate. Rocky creekside trail with a steady climb. The path to the base is short and unmarked.
Where to start
Dunnfield Creek Natural Area parking area. Westbound on I-80, take the Dunnfield Creek/Appalachian Trail exit just past milepost 1, bear left, pass the underpass and turn right at the hiker parking signs. The lot fills quickly on summer weekends. Restrooms at the trailhead.
Timing & water
Arrive early on summer weekends. The creek flow drops in dry weather.
Before you go
The National Park Service does not charge an entrance fee for Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Upper FallsPartial guide: unmarked path; access road partly closedNorthampton County, PA2.2 miS
- Lower FallsNorthampton County, PA2.2 miS
- Laurel FallsVery short creekside path from a state forest trailheadWarren County, NJ3.1 miNE
- Twin FallsPartial guide: roadside view only; falls on private property; no parking areaMonroe County, PA3.7 miN
- Marshalls Creek FallsCounty park with accessible boardwalk to the fallsMonroe County, PA5.3 miN
- Lower Glen WaterfallNational recreation area trail; short walk to the lower fallsWarren County, NJ8.7 miNE
- Upper Glen WaterfallNational recreation area trail from the Upper Glen lotWarren County, NJ9.0 miNE
Resica FallsPartial guide: falls on private camp land; visitor accounts say the falls area is open to the public, but no owner page was foundMonroe County, PA9.3 miN- Little FallsMonroe County, PA10 miN