High Falls

Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Access status: Preserve trail route and parking documented
The walk: About 0.9 miles one way (1.8 miles out and back)
Ground & access: Roots and some rocks; the start can be deep, thick mud. Mostly level until a brief downhill just before the falls. Short scramble for a closer view.

From the circular dirt lot, start on the trail to the left with your back to the road and keep straight, passing a branch on the right. Follow the white blazes through a muddy section; the rest of the trail is a normal dry path. The falls are heard as the trail slopes downhill, and they are below the trail at about 0.9 miles. A very short, careful scramble gives a closer view. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Lockatong Preserve parking off Kingwood-Stockton Road (Route 519), white-blazed trail out and back to Lockatong High Falls

NJHiking.com marks the falls at 0.9 miles and lists the hike as 1.8 miles out and back from the preserve parking lot.

Roots and some rocks; the start can be deep, thick mud. Mostly level until a brief downhill just before the falls. Short scramble for a closer view.

Where to start

Lockatong Preserve, 235 Kingwood Stockton Rd, Stockton, NJ, on Route 519 in Kingwood Township about 1/4 mile from the Kingwood Township Methodist Church. Turn at the Lockatong WMA sign and follow the long dirt driveway to a circular dirt lot. Published parking coordinates N40.44770 W75.00801. No restrooms.

Timing & water

Best after rain. The start of the trail can be very muddy. The route description dates from 2019.

Before you go

No fee or reservation is stated by the source.

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Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

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