Mill Creek Falls
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 13 ft (4 m)
- Location
- Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
- Access status
- Short blazed trail from a forest road pull-off
- The walk
- 200 yards downhill to the top of the falls
- Ground & access
- Short downhill trail; rocky grotto at the falls.
Mill Creek Falls is a 12-foot waterfall in a rocky grotto on Mill Creek, a tributary of Loyalsock Creek near Hillsgrove in Loyalsock State Forest. From Route 87 in Hillsgrove, turn onto Mill Creek Road, a dirt forest road, and drive 1.5 miles to an unmarked but obvious parking area on the right. Look for the trailhead with a faint yellow blaze and an Area Closed to Camping sign, and follow the trail downhill 200 yards to the top of the falls. Return the same way. The falls is a popular swimming hole in summer.
Plan your visit
Parking area on Mill Creek Road, then the yellow-blazed Mill Creek Falls trail downhill to the top of the falls
PA Bucket List gives 200 yards on the Mill Creek Falls trail from the parking area to the top of the falls.
Short downhill trail; rocky grotto at the falls.
Where to start
Unmarked but obvious parking area on the right side of Mill Creek Road, 1.5 miles from Route 87 in Hillsgrove. Published coordinates: 41.45748, -76.72368.
Timing & water
No seasonal closure is mentioned. The falls is busy on summer days.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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