Oneida Falls
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 13 ft (4 m)
- Location
- Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Access status
- State park trail from the Lake Rose Trailhead
- The walk
- 0.4 miles to the first waterfall (Mohawk), per DCNR; Oneida is the next falls downstream
- Ground & access
- Rocky, wet and slippery trail with steep sections and many stone steps. DCNR says hikers should be in good physical condition and wear sturdy boots, not sneakers or sandals.
Oneida Falls is a 13-foot plunge in Ganoga Glen. From the Lake Rose Trailhead, follow the Falls Trail down into Ganoga Glen to Mohawk Falls, the first waterfall, and continue downstream to Oneida Falls, the next one. Cayuga and Ganoga Falls are farther down. Return the same way, or make the 3.2-mile loop that DCNR describes with the Highland Trail and the Glen Leigh side.
Plan your visit
Lake Rose Trailhead, down the Ganoga Glen side of the Falls Trail past Mohawk Falls to Oneida Falls
DCNR gives a 0.4-mile hike, about 10 minutes, from Lake Rose Trailhead parking to the first waterfall. No separate figure is published for Oneida Falls, which Go Waterfalling lists as the second falls from the top of Ganoga Glen.
Rocky, wet and slippery trail with steep sections and many stone steps. DCNR says hikers should be in good physical condition and wear sturdy boots, not sneakers or sandals.
Where to start
Lake Rose Trailhead parking in Ricketts Glen State Park, off PA 487. DCNR publishes trailhead coordinates 41.329880, -76.291092 and says the small lot fills up quickly at peak times.
Timing & water
The park is open every day, sunrise to sunset. The Falls Trail System is closed in winter except to properly equipped ice climbers and hikers who sign in with the park office.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
- Pennsylvania DCNR: Ricketts Glen Falls Trail System guide (PDF)
- Pennsylvania DCNR: Ricketts Glen Falls Trail System guide (PDF)
- Go Waterfalling: Ricketts Glen State Park
- Go Waterfalling: Ricketts Glen State Park
- Pennsylvania DCNR: Ricketts Glen State Park hiking
- Pennsylvania DCNR: Ricketts Glen State Park hiking
- Pennsylvania DCNR: Ricketts Glen State Park
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Cayuga FallsOfficial state park trail and parking documented11 ft (3.3 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.1 miSE
- Mohawk FallsState park trail from the Lake Rose Trailhead37 ft (11.3 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.1 miNW
Ganoga FallsOfficial Falls Trail from Lake Rose Trailhead94 ft (28.6 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.2 miSE- Seneca FallsOfficial state park trail and parking documented12 ft (3.6 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.2 miSE
- Delaware FallsOfficial state park trail and parking documented31 ft (9.4 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.2 miSE
- Mohican FallsOfficial state park trail and trailhead parking documented; steep and slippery39 ft (11.9 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.3 miSE
- Conestoga FallsOfficial state park trail and parking documented17 ft (5.2 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.4 miSE
- Tuscarora FallsOfficial Falls Trail from Lake Rose Trailhead; distance to this falls not given41 ft (12.5 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.4 miSE
- Erie FallsOfficial Falls Trail from Lake Rose Trailhead; distance to this falls not given47 ft (14.3 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.5 miSE