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Buttermilk Falls

Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Access status
Flat state park rail trail and parking documented
The walk
About a quarter to 0.3 mile each way on a flat rail trail
Ground & access
Wide, flat, smooth rail trail with a slight grade. Shared with bicycles.
PA Bucket List: Buttermilk Falls at Lehigh Gorge State Park

Buttermilk Falls is a tall series of cascades, roughly 50 to 70 feet of visible drop, where a side stream enters the Lehigh River gorge in Lehigh Gorge State Park. From the Rockport Access parking area, walk north (upstream) on the Lehigh Gorge Trail, a wide, smooth former railroad grade. The falls are at the first bridge on the trail, which has a sign naming the falls. Return the same way. Luke's Falls is 1/4 mile south of the same parking area.

Plan your visit

Rockport Access parking north on the Lehigh Gorge Trail to the bridge below Buttermilk Falls

PA Bucket List gives 1/4 mile north of the Rockport Access; Uncovering PA gives 0.3 mile north. Both describe the same flat rail-trail walk.

Wide, flat, smooth rail trail with a slight grade. Shared with bicycles.

Where to start

Rockport Access Area of Lehigh Gorge State Park, published at 40.96650, -75.75529. From I-80 Exit 273, follow PA 940 west 1 mile, turn left onto Lehigh Gorge Drive, then left onto Rockport Road at the village of Rockport. Restrooms and seasonal water are at Rockport.

Timing & water

DCNR lists the park open every day of the year, sunrise to sunset.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

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

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Waterfall location

Carbon County, Pennsylvania.

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