Quakertown Falls
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 49 ft (15 m)
- Location
- Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
- Access status
- County park trail, bridge and accessible viewing platforms
- The walk
- Short walk from the parking lot to the viewing platforms
- Ground & access
- Accessible crushed stone trail to the bridge and upper platforms; stairs down into the gorge to the base platform. A separate unimproved path near PA 224 is marked hike at your own risk.
Quakertown Falls, now called Quaker Falls, is a 50-foot, two-tier waterfall on Falling Spring Creek, the centerpiece of Lawrence County's Quaker Falls Recreation Area. From the parking lot, a crushed stone trail crosses a pedestrian bridge directly above the falls and continues on the PA 224 side to two accessible viewing platforms. In the other direction, past the pavilion, the trail descends into the gorge by stairs and platforms to a viewing platform at the base. Interpretive signs along the trail tell the history of the vanished village of Quakertown.
Plan your visit
Quaker Falls Recreation Area parking lot on PA 224, crushed stone trail to the bridge and viewing platforms
No source gives a measured distance. The county describes the bridge and platforms as reached directly from the parking lot.
Accessible crushed stone trail to the bridge and upper platforms; stairs down into the gorge to the base platform. A separate unimproved path near PA 224 is marked hike at your own risk.
Where to start
Quaker Falls Recreation Area parking lot on PA 224 in Mahoning Township, less than a mile from the Ohio line, with accessible spaces; the county gives 41.02173 N, 80.51110 W.
Timing & water
No seasonal closure is stated.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
- Lawrence County: Quaker Falls Recreation Area brochure (PDF)
- Lawrence County: Quaker Falls Recreation Area brochure (PDF)
- Lawrence County: Quaker Falls Recreation Area brochure (PDF)
- Lawrence County: Quaker Falls Recreation Area brochure (PDF)
- PA Bucket List: Exploring Quaker Falls in Lawrence County
- PA Bucket List: Exploring Quaker Falls in Lawrence County
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
Lanterman's FallsShort park path to the falls beside a historic mill23 ft (7 m) · Mahoning County, OH9.5 miW- Lower Cascade FallsMahoning County, OH10 miW
- Upper Cascade FallsMahoning County, OH10 miW
- Hells Hollow FallsEasy official trail from the Hells Hollow parking lotLawrence County, PA16 miSE
Homewood FallsShort trail with stairs from the natural area parking lot30 ft (9 m) · Beaver County, PA17 miSE- Springfield FallsGame lands roadside falls with parking documented20 ft (6 m) · Mercer County, PA17 miNE
- Breakneck FallsOfficial state park trail to the base of the falls16 ft (5 m) · Lawrence County, PA18 miE
- Alpha FallsPark trail and stairs, then a short unmarked spur to the baseLawrence County, PA18 miE
- Kildoo FallsOfficial state park trail and parking area documentedLawrence County, PA18 miE