Hells Hollow Falls
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
- Access status
- Easy official trail from the Hells Hollow parking lot
- The walk
- DCNR lists the Hells Hollow Trail as 0.5 mile, out-and-back
- Ground & access
- Smooth, level trail with footbridges; slippery rock near the waterfall.
Hells Hollow Falls is on Hell Run in McConnells Mill State Park. From the Hells Hollow parking lot, follow the yellow-blazed Hells Hollow Trail, crossing Hell Run on footbridges, past an old lime kiln to the falls. The main trail is smooth and level, but the section by the waterfall can be slippery. The blue-blazed Slippery Rock Gorge Trail splits off just before the second footbridge; stay on the Hells Hollow Trail for the falls. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Hells Hollow parking lot on the Hells Hollow Trail, across Hell Run, past a lime kiln to Hells Hollow Falls
DCNR gives 0.5 mile for the out-and-back Hells Hollow Trail from the Hells Hollow parking lot to the falls. Return the same way.
Smooth, level trail with footbridges; slippery rock near the waterfall.
Where to start
Hells Hollow parking lot in McConnells Mill State Park. DCNR lists non-flush restrooms and picnic tables at the trailhead.
Timing & water
No seasonal closure is mentioned.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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- Quakertown FallsCounty park trail, bridge and accessible viewing platforms49 ft (15 m) · Lawrence County, PA16 miNW
- Snake Run10 ft (3 m) · Beaver County, PA17 miS
- Upper Sheepskin Hollow Falls15 ft (4.6 m) · Columbiana County, OH20 miSW
- Lower Sheepskin Hollow FallsPartial guide: no trail or parking area; route uses an old rail bed of unstated ownership and a creek walk15 ft (4.6 m) · Columbiana County, OH20 miSW