Kildoo Falls
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
- Access status
- Official state park trail and parking area documented
- The walk
- A short walk on the Kildoo Trail from the covered bridge; the full Kildoo Trail loop is 3.0 miles
- Ground & access
- Mostly easy trail with some rocky stretches near the falls. Beyond the falls the loop becomes rockier, and parts can be muddy.
Kildoo Falls is a thin waterfall that drops off a cliff under the Kildoo Bridge, near the historic gristmill and covered bridge in McConnells Mill State Park. Park at the Kildoo Picnic Area above the mill and go down to the covered bridge by the stone stairs or the steep, narrow one-way road. Take the Kildoo Trail south along the east bank of Slippery Rock Creek; the easier east-bank section reaches the falls. Return the same way, or continue the loop across Eckert Bridge and back on the North Country Trail along the west bank. Flow is best after heavy rain.
Plan your visit
Kildoo Picnic Area down to the McConnells Mill covered bridge, then the Kildoo Trail along the east bank to Kildoo Falls
DCNR lists the Kildoo Trail as a 3.0-mile loop. The visitor account calls the walk from the mill area to the falls a short distance. No source gives a measured distance to the falls.
Mostly easy trail with some rocky stretches near the falls. Beyond the falls the loop becomes rockier, and parts can be muddy.
Where to start
Kildoo Picnic Area parking, above the mill and covered bridge, with restrooms. From US 422 take the McConnells Mill Road exit and drive south past the maintenance area and the point parking area. Parking at the mill itself is very limited and mostly for accessible parking.
Timing & water
The park is open every day, sunrise to sunset; day use areas close at dusk. The falls can be a thin stream in dry weather.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
- Pennsylvania DCNR: Hiking at McConnells Mill State Park
- Pennsylvania DCNR: Hiking at McConnells Mill State Park
- RView From Here: McConnells Mill State Park
- RView From Here: McConnells Mill State Park
- North Country Trail Association: Slippery Rock Gorge Hike
- DCNR Calendar of Events: Waterfall to Waterfall Hike
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Alpha FallsPark trail and stairs, then a short unmarked spur to the baseLawrence County, PA0.7 miN
- Breakneck FallsOfficial state park trail to the base of the falls16 ft (5 m) · Lawrence County, PA1.0 miSW
- Hells Hollow FallsEasy official trail from the Hells Hollow parking lotLawrence County, PA3.5 miSW
Homewood FallsShort trail with stairs from the natural area parking lot30 ft (9 m) · Beaver County, PA12 miSW- Springfield FallsGame lands roadside falls with parking documented20 ft (6 m) · Mercer County, PA14 miN
- Snake Run10 ft (3 m) · Beaver County, PA18 miS
- Quakertown FallsCounty park trail, bridge and accessible viewing platforms49 ft (15 m) · Lawrence County, PA18 miW
- Upper Sheepskin Hollow Falls15 ft (4.6 m) · Columbiana County, OH23 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, OH24 miSW