Salvatore Falls
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Access status
- Partial guide: the last 50 yards to the base are off trail
- The walk
- Roughly a third of a mile one way, per PA Bucket List
- Ground & access
- Gated game lands road, then open woods and a short off-trail descent down an embankment.
Salvatore Falls is a multi-tiered falls of about 25 feet, with an upper tier of about 15 feet, on State Game Lands 91. From the large gravel lot on Bald Mountain Road, walk around the gate at the back of the lot and follow the game lands road north for about 5 minutes. Cross the bridge and walk down into the open woods; the top of the falls is visible almost at once. To reach the base, go about 50 yards off trail down the embankment. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
State Game Lands 91 parking lot on Bald Mountain Road, past the gate and north on the game lands road, across a bridge, then down through open woods to the falls
PA Bucket List gives roughly 1/3 of a mile from the parking lot, almost all on a game lands road, then about 50 yards off trail down the embankment to the base.
Gated game lands road, then open woods and a short off-trail descent down an embankment.
Where to start
Large gravel State Game Lands parking lot on Bald Mountain Road. Published coordinates 41.25443, -75.75368.
Timing & water
No seasonal restriction is mentioned.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned. State Game Lands are open to hunting in season.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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