Murray Reynolds Falls
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 16 ft (4.9 m)
- Location
- Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Access status
- Official state park trail, parking and distance documented
- The walk
- About 1.5 miles each way from the PA 118 lots (DCNR figure)
- Ground & access
- Rocky, often wet trail along Kitchen Creek. The lower section is less steep than the glens above Waters Meet. DCNR rates the Falls Trail System most difficult and requires sturdy boots.
Murray Reynolds Falls is a 16-foot chute on Kitchen Creek below Waters Meet, in the lower part of the Glens Natural Area of Ricketts Glen State Park. It is the first DCNR-named falls reached when hiking north on the Falls Trail from PA 118. From the Evergreen or Glens Lot parking, follow the Falls Trail north along Kitchen Creek through old-growth forest to the falls. Return the same way, or continue 0.5 mile to Waters Meet and the falls in both glens above it.
Plan your visit
Evergreen Parking or Glens Lot on PA 118, north on the Falls Trail through Ricketts Glen to Murray Reynolds Falls
DCNR gives a 1.5-mile hike, about 30 minutes, from the Evergreen and Glens Lot parking to Murray Reynolds Falls. Wikipedia gives 1.3 miles north of PA 118 and 0.5 mile south of Waters Meet.
Rocky, often wet trail along Kitchen Creek. The lower section is less steep than the glens above Waters Meet. DCNR rates the Falls Trail System most difficult and requires sturdy boots.
Where to start
Evergreen Parking and Glens Lot Trailhead Parking on PA 118, the southern access to the Falls Trail System. DCNR gives the Glens Lot Trailhead at 41.300190, -76.272543. The park office is at 695 State Route 487, Benton, PA.
Timing & water
DCNR closes the Falls Trail System in winter except to properly equipped ice climbers and hikers. Plan to be off the trail well before dark.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Sheldon Reynolds FallsState park trail from the Glens Lot on PA 11836 ft (11 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.1 miN
- Harrison Wright FallsState park trail from the Glens Lot on PA 11827 ft (8.2 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.2 miN
- Wyandot FallsOfficial state park trail and parking documented15 ft (4.6 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.4 miN
- B. Reynolds FallsState park trail down the Glen Leigh side of the Falls Trail40 ft (12.2 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.4 miN
- Erie FallsOfficial Falls Trail from Lake Rose Trailhead; distance to this falls not given47 ft (14.3 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.5 miNW
- Tuscarora FallsOfficial Falls Trail from Lake Rose Trailhead; distance to this falls not given41 ft (12.5 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.5 miNW
- R.B. Ricketts FallsOfficial state park trail and parking documented36 ft (11 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.5 miN
- Conestoga FallsOfficial state park trail and parking documented17 ft (5.2 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.5 miNW
- Mohican FallsOfficial state park trail and trailhead parking documented; steep and slippery39 ft (11.9 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.6 miNW