Crawdad Falls
Warren County, Ohio
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Warren County, Ohio
- Access status
- Perimeter Trail and short path from the end of Lukens Road
- The walk
- A short distance from the Lukens Road lot; about a mile on the Perimeter Trail from the Pioneer Village lot to Lukens Road
- Ground & access
- Dirt trail, very muddy in spring.
Crawdad Falls is a small drop of about three feet on Jonah's Run in Caesar Creek State Park. The shortest approach is to drive to the parking area at the end of Lukens Road; a trail on the right leads a short distance to the falls, and a trail beside the creek gives a good view. Lukens Road is narrow with deep potholes, so drive slowly. For a longer walk, park in the small lot by Pioneer Village (across from the nature center entrance), walk up the road to the trailhead and follow the yellow-blazed Perimeter Trail east about a mile to Lukens Road, then continue on the Perimeter Trail past the Lukens Road lot to the falls.
Plan your visit
Parking area at the end of Lukens Road in Caesar Creek State Park, short trail to Crawdad Falls on Jonah's Run; or the Perimeter Trail from the Pioneer Village lot
TrekOhio walked about a mile on the Perimeter Trail from near Pioneer Village to Lukens Road, then reached Crawdad Falls a short distance from the Lukens Road lot.
Dirt trail, very muddy in spring.
Where to start
Parking area at the end of Lukens Road, or the small lot by Pioneer Village across from the nature center entrance.
Timing & water
Spring brings the best flow and deep mud.
Before you go
No fee is stated. Ohio Department of Natural Resources state park.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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