Triple Falls
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 25 ft (7.5 m)
- Location
- Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
- Access status
- Partial guide: about a quarter mile of the approach is off trail
- The walk
- 0.7 miles one way, per PA Bucket List
- Ground & access
- Yellow-blazed old road grade, then an off-trail descent through open forest, an old road grade, and a bank down to the stream.
Triple Falls is a 25-foot, three-tiered falls on Swamp Run in Loyalsock State Forest, 0.4 miles upstream of Emerald Falls. From the parking area at Bear Wallow Road and Slab Run Road, follow the yellow-blazed Browns Trail, an old road grade, for 0.3 miles to where it bears right (southwest). Leave the trail to the left (northeast) for about 0.25 miles off trail, past a large moss-covered boulder and downhill to a road grade above Swamp Run. Turn left (upstream) on the road grade for 0.15 miles to a spot above the falls, where you can descend the bank to the base. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Browns Trail parking at Bear Wallow Road and Slab Run Road, Browns Trail, an off-trail section to an old road grade, then upstream along Swamp Run
PA Bucket List gives 0.7 miles one way with about 500 feet of elevation change: 0.3 miles on Browns Trail, 0.25 miles off trail, then 0.15 miles on an old road grade.
Yellow-blazed old road grade, then an off-trail descent through open forest, an old road grade, and a bank down to the stream.
Where to start
Browns Trail parking near the intersection of Bear Wallow Road and Slab Run Road, about 4 miles northwest of Hillsgrove. Published coordinates 41.49071, -76.73801.
Timing & water
No seasonal restriction is mentioned.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
- PA Bucket List: Exploring Triple Falls in the Loyalsock State Forest
- PA Bucket List: Exploring Triple Falls in the Loyalsock State Forest
- PA Bucket List: Exploring Triple Falls in the Loyalsock State Forest
- PA Bucket List: Exploring Triple Falls in the Loyalsock State Forest
- PA Bucket List: Exploring Triple Falls in the Loyalsock State Forest
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Emerald FallsPartial guide: route includes an unmarked off-trail section15 ft (4.5 m) · Sullivan County, PA0.4 miSE
- East Branch FallsPartial guide: unmarked pull-off and footpath on state forest land25 ft (7.5 m) · Sullivan County, PA1.1 miW
- Lower Middle Branch FallsPartial guide: a short streamside walk with no named or marked trail described20 ft (6 m) · Sullivan County, PA2.0 miW
- Upper Middle Branch FallsPartial guide: short creekside approach with no described trail12 ft (3.6 m) · Sullivan County, PA2.0 miW
- Mill Creek FallsShort blazed trail from a forest road pull-off13 ft (4 m) · Sullivan County, PA2.5 miS
- Andrea FallsSullivan County, PA5.1 miSE
- Old Bark FallsPartial guide: falls are off trail and not named in the sourcesSullivan County, PA5.3 miSE
- Dry Run FallsRoadside falls with a parking lot and picnic areaSullivan County, PA5.3 miSE
- Armstrong-Rode FallsPartial guide: source route uses an off-trail creek section; listing name differs from the source name10 ft (3 m) · Sullivan County, PA5.7 miSE