Sheldon Reynolds Falls
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 36 ft (11 m)
- Location
- Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Access status
- State park trail from the Glens Lot on PA 118
- The walk
- DCNR: 1.5 miles to Murray Reynolds Falls and 2.0 miles from PA 118 to Waters Meet; this falls is between them
- 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.
Sheldon Reynolds Falls drops 36 feet on Kitchen Creek in Ricketts Glen, the glen below Waters Meet. From the Glens Lot Trailhead on PA 118, walk north on the Falls Trail along Kitchen Creek. Sheldon Reynolds Falls is the second falls upstream from PA 118, between Murray Reynolds Falls and Harrison Wright Falls. Return the same way, or continue to Waters Meet and up Ganoga Glen or Glen Leigh for the 7.2-mile loop that DCNR describes.
Plan your visit
Glens Lot Trailhead on PA 118, north (upstream) on the Falls Trail through Ricketts Glen past Murray Reynolds Falls to Sheldon Reynolds Falls
DCNR gives a 1.5-mile hike, about 30 minutes, from the Glens Lot to Murray Reynolds Falls, and lists the Falls Trail from PA 118 to Waters Meet as 2.0 miles. No separate figure is published for Sheldon Reynolds Falls, which lies between those two points.
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
Glens Lot Trailhead parking on PA 118 at the south end of the Falls Trail. DCNR publishes coordinates 41.300190, -76.272543. Evergreen Parking nearby also gives access.
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
- 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.
- Harrison Wright FallsState park trail from the Glens Lot on PA 11827 ft (8.2 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.1 miNW
- Murray Reynolds FallsOfficial state park trail, parking and distance documented16 ft (4.9 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.1 miS
- Wyandot FallsOfficial state park trail and parking documented15 ft (4.6 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.3 miN
- B. Reynolds FallsState park trail down the Glen Leigh side of the Falls Trail40 ft (12.2 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.3 miN
- Erie FallsOfficial Falls Trail from Lake Rose Trailhead; distance to this falls not given47 ft (14.3 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.3 miNW
- Tuscarora FallsOfficial Falls Trail from Lake Rose Trailhead; distance to this falls not given41 ft (12.5 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.4 miNW
- R.B. Ricketts FallsOfficial state park trail and parking documented36 ft (11 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.4 miN
- Conestoga FallsOfficial state park trail and parking documented17 ft (5.2 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.4 miNW
Ozone FallsOfficial Falls Trail from Beach Lot #2; distance to this falls not given60 ft (18.3 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.5 miN