Lukes Falls

Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Access status: Official park rail trail and access area documented; short level walk
The walk: About 0.25 to 0.3 mile one way on the rail trail
Ground & access: Wide, level, well-maintained rail trail; the visitor account says a wheelchair can reach the falls when there is no snow. Higher drops are off-trail.

Uncovering PA: Luke's Falls and Buttermilk Falls in Lehigh Gorge State Park

Luke's Falls is a series of drops down the wall of the Lehigh River gorge, next to the rail trail just downstream of the Rockport Access in Lehigh Gorge State Park. From the Rockport Access, go down to the rail trail (part of the D&L Trail) and walk south, downstream, past the parking area to the first bridge, which carries a sign naming the falls. An old round stone structure stands beside the falls. Foliage hides much of the falls in summer; the view is clearer in winter and early spring. There are no designated trails to the upper drops.

Plan your visit

Rockport Access, Lehigh Gorge State Park, south (downstream) on the Lehigh Gorge rail trail to the Luke's Falls bridge

DCNR lists Luke's Falls 0.25 mile south of Rockport Access; Uncovering PA gives 0.3 mile downstream from the parking area. Return the same way.

Wide, level, well-maintained rail trail; the visitor account says a wheelchair can reach the falls when there is no snow. Higher drops are off-trail.

Where to start

Rockport Access, Lehigh Gorge State Park, on the west bank of the Lehigh River near Weatherly. Uncovering PA gives the lower lot at 40.966616, -75.755074; that bottom lot nearest the rail trail is often limited to drop-offs and pick-ups in the high season, with other parking areas above it.

Timing & water

No seasonal closure is stated. Views are best when the trees are bare.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

Visitor information

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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Carbon County, Pennsylvania.

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