Big Lyons Falls
Ashland County, Ohio
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Ashland County, Ohio
- Access status
- State park trail from the covered bridge lot; limited parking
- The walk
- About 1/2 mile to the first junction, then about 1/2 mile more and a few minutes to the falls
- Ground & access
- Moderately strenuous: roots, rocks, mud, boardwalks, stairs and rolling hills. Not wheelchair accessible.
Big Lyons Falls is an 80-foot drop over a recess cave in Mohican State Park. The Lyons Falls Trail starts beside the covered bridge, crosses a boardwalk and follows the Clear Fork upstream on an uneven path. At about 1/2 mile, turn left toward Big Lyons Falls, climb gently for another 1/2 mile, and follow the Lyons Falls sign straight ahead. The trail passes behind the falls and climbs out of the gorge to Little Lyons Falls. Flow is low except after heavy rain, and rarely flows in summer.
Plan your visit
Lyons Falls trailhead lot beside the Mohican covered bridge on State Route 97, Lyons Falls Trail upstream along the Clear Fork, left at the first junction and on to Big Lyons Falls
OhioParkQuests gives about 1/2 mile to the junction for Big Lyons Falls and another 1/2 mile to the next junction, with the falls a few minutes beyond. The whole Lyons Falls Trail is 2.05 miles one way.
Moderately strenuous: roots, rocks, mud, boardwalks, stairs and rolling hills. Not wheelchair accessible.
Where to start
Small lot at the Lyons Falls trailhead beside the covered bridge. Few spaces; arrive early in summer and fall.
Timing & water
Ohio DNR lists hours for the Lyons Falls Trail as one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Best flow in spring or after rain.
Before you go
No entry fee is mentioned on the Ohio DNR park page.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
