Shawnee Falls
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Access status
- Official Falls Trail from Beach Lot #2; distance to this falls not given
- The walk
- DCNR gives about 1 mile from Beach Lot #2 to the closest waterfall; Shawnee is the third falls down
- Ground & access
- Steep, rocky trail with many stone steps, wet and slippery in places. DCNR says to wear sturdy boots, not sneakers or sandals, and to stay on the trail.
Shawnee Falls, 30 feet, is in Glen Leigh in Ricketts Glen State Park. From Beach Lot #2, follow the signed trail beside the cabin road, past a park gate, and go right at the first intersection to reach the Falls Trail at the top of Glen Leigh. Descend past Onondaga and F.L. Ricketts Falls to Shawnee Falls. Return the same way, or make the 3.2-mile loop that DCNR describes from Lake Rose Trailhead using the Highland Trail and both glens.
Plan your visit
Beach Lot #2 to the top of Glen Leigh, then down the Glen Leigh side of the Falls Trail to Shawnee Falls
DCNR says Beach Lot #2 is a 1-mile hike, about 20 minutes, to the closest waterfall, and lists the Glen Leigh side as 1.0 mile. No direct distance to Shawnee Falls is given. DCNR also gives a 3.2-mile loop from Lake Rose that covers most of the falls.
Steep, rocky trail with many stone steps, wet and slippery in places. DCNR says to wear sturdy boots, not sneakers or sandals, and to stay on the trail.
Where to start
Beach Lot #2 at the end of the main park road. Follow signs out of the lot and down the trail beside the cabin road, past a park gate, then go right at the first intersection. Lake Rose Trailhead is the other upper access.
Timing & water
DCNR says the Falls Trail System is closed in winter except for properly equipped ice climbers and hikers.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
- Go Waterfalling: Ricketts Glen State Park
- Go Waterfalling: Ricketts Glen State Park
- Pennsylvania DCNR: Sightseeing at Ricketts Glen State Park
- Pennsylvania DCNR: Falls Trail System Trail Guide, Ricketts Glen State Park
- Pennsylvania DCNR: Falls Trail System Trail Guide, Ricketts Glen State Park
- Pennsylvania DCNR: Sightseeing at Ricketts Glen State Park
- Pennsylvania DCNR: Hiking at Ricketts Glen State Park
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Huron FallsOfficial state park trail and trailhead parking documented; steep and slippery41 ft (12.5 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.0 miSW
F.L. Ricketts FallsState park trail from Beach Lot #238 ft (11.6 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.2 miN
Ozone FallsOfficial Falls Trail from Beach Lot #2; distance to this falls not given60 ft (18.3 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.2 miS- Onondaga FallsOfficial state park trail and parking documented15 ft (4.6 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.2 miN
- R.B. Ricketts FallsOfficial state park trail and parking documented36 ft (11 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.3 miS
- B. Reynolds FallsState park trail down the Glen Leigh side of the Falls Trail40 ft (12.2 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.4 miS
- Wyandot FallsOfficial state park trail and parking documented15 ft (4.6 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.4 miS
- Erie FallsOfficial Falls Trail from Lake Rose Trailhead; distance to this falls not given47 ft (14.3 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.5 miSW
- Tuscarora FallsOfficial Falls Trail from Lake Rose Trailhead; distance to this falls not given41 ft (12.5 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.5 miSW