Homewood Falls
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 30 ft (9 m)
- Location
- Beaver County, Pennsylvania
- Access status
- Short trail with stairs from the natural area parking lot
- The walk
- About a five-minute walk from the lower parking area, per Uncovering PA
- Ground & access
- Short trail with a stairway through an old quarry; quarry cliffs beside the path.
Photo credit
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsHomewood Falls, also called Buttermilk Falls, is a 35-foot plunge on Clark Run in Buttermilk Falls Natural Area, just south of I-76 (exit 13) on Route 18. From I-76, head south on Route 18; the natural area sign is on the right just after the road passes under the interstate. From the lower parking area, walk the short trail past the old Homewood sandstone quarry on one side and small cascades on Clark Run on the other, with a stairway, to the base of the falls. You can walk behind the falls. For a view from the top, drive up the hill to the church and take the short trail to the right of the church.
Plan your visit
Lower parking area of Buttermilk Falls Natural Area on Route 18, short trail through the old quarry along Clark Run to the base of the falls
Uncovering PA describes an easy five-minute walk from the lower parking area to the falls; Go Waterfalling calls it a short walk with a stairway. No distance in miles is given.
Short trail with a stairway through an old quarry; quarry cliffs beside the path.
Where to start
Lower parking area at Buttermilk Falls Natural Area off Route 18, just south of I-76. Published coordinates: 40.813135, -80.325933. A church lot at the top of the hill gives access to the top of the falls.
Timing & water
No seasonal closure is mentioned.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
- Uncovering PA: Visiting Buttermilk Falls (Homewood Falls) in Beaver County
- Uncovering PA: Visiting Buttermilk Falls (Homewood Falls) in Beaver County
- Uncovering PA: Visiting Buttermilk Falls (Homewood Falls) in Beaver County
- Go Waterfalling: Buttermilk Falls (Homewood)
- Go Waterfalling: Buttermilk Falls (Homewood)
- Go Waterfalling: Buttermilk Falls (Homewood)
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