High Falls
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Access status
- County park trail from the parking area
- The walk
- A few minutes to the boulder field, then about 5 minutes more to High Falls; no distance is published
- Ground & access
- Short, mostly flat trails. Boulders are uneven and slippery when wet.
High Falls is a falls of about 15 feet on High Falls Creek in Ringing Rocks Park, a Bucks County park; Visit Bucks County calls it the largest waterfall in the county. From the parking area, follow the flat trail a few minutes to the boulder field. Take the trail to the right about 5 minutes more to High Falls, where water slides over a large, smooth slab of rock. It flows well only after significant rain and can dry up in summer.
Plan your visit
Ringing Rocks Park parking lot on Ringing Rocks Road, trail to the boulder field, then the right-hand trail to High Falls
Visit Bucks County says the boulder field is a quick, easy hike from parking and High Falls is an easy five-minute hike from the boulder field. Uncovering PA gives the same five minutes. No distance is published.
Short, mostly flat trails. Boulders are uneven and slippery when wet.
Where to start
Small parking area at the park entrance on Ringing Rocks Road, Upper Black Eddy, marked by a small sign; it can fill on weekends. Portable toilets near the lot.
Timing & water
Open dawn to dusk year-round. Trails are not maintained in winter. Flow depends on recent rain; the falls may slow to a trickle or dry up in summer.
Before you go
No entrance fee, per Uncovering PA.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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