Sullivan Falls
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
- Access status
- Partial guide: short user path on State Game Lands; no marked trail
- The walk
- 375 feet to the top of the falls, per PA Bucket List
- Ground & access
- Well-worn user path, then a slippery switchback path down the stream bank. Extreme caution in winter.
Sullivan Falls is a 35-foot falls on State Game Lands 13, about 2 miles west of Ricketts Glen State Park. From PA 487 just north of Ricketts Glen, turn onto Sullivan Falls Road and drive 2.1 miles to the parking area marked by a boulder engraved with the name. A well-worn path leads 375 feet to a partly tree-screened view from the top of the falls. For a stream-level view, follow the obvious switchback path down the bank, which is slippery in all seasons. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Sullivan Falls parking area on Sullivan Falls Road, path to the top of the falls, then a switchback path to stream level
PA Bucket List says the top of the waterfall is 375 feet from the parking lot along a well-worn path. The switchback descent to stream level adds a short, unmeasured distance.
Well-worn user path, then a slippery switchback path down the stream bank. Extreme caution in winter.
Where to start
Sullivan Falls parking area on Sullivan Falls Road, 2.1 miles from PA 487, marked by an engraved boulder. Published coordinates 41.335085, -76.339117. PA Bucket List notes that some maps call this road Jamison City Road.
Timing & water
Sullivan Falls Road has no winter maintenance.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned. Blaze orange is required on State Game Lands during hunting season.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
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