Tuscarora Falls
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 41 ft (12.5 m)
- Location
- Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Access status
- Official Falls Trail from Lake Rose Trailhead; distance to this falls not given
- The walk
- Out-and-back or loop on the Falls Trail; no direct distance to Tuscarora Falls is given
- 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.
Tuscarora Falls, 47 feet, is near the bottom of Ganoga Glen in Ricketts Glen State Park. From Lake Rose Trailhead, follow the Falls Trail down Ganoga Glen past Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Ganoga, Seneca, Delaware, Mohican and Conestoga Falls to Tuscarora Falls. Erie Falls, the last in the glen, is just below. Return the same way, or make the 3.2-mile loop that DCNR describes by taking the Highland Trail and the Glen Leigh side.
Plan your visit
Lake Rose Trailhead down the Ganoga Glen side of the Falls Trail to Tuscarora Falls, near the lower end of Ganoga Glen
DCNR lists the Ganoga Glen side of the Falls Trail as 1.2 miles and says Lake Rose Trailhead is 0.4 mile from the first waterfall. Tuscarora is the ninth of ten falls on that side. DCNR also gives a 3.2-mile loop 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
Lake Rose Trailhead at the end of the road across from the campground. DCNR says it is the closest access to the Falls Trail and fills up quickly at peak times; Beach Lot #2 at the end of the main park road is the alternative.
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
- 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.
- Erie FallsOfficial Falls Trail from Lake Rose Trailhead; distance to this falls not given47 ft (14.3 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.0 miE
- Conestoga FallsOfficial state park trail and parking documented17 ft (5.2 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.1 miW
- Wyandot FallsOfficial state park trail and parking documented15 ft (4.6 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.2 miE
- Mohican FallsOfficial state park trail and trailhead parking documented; steep and slippery39 ft (11.9 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.2 miW
- B. Reynolds FallsState park trail down the Glen Leigh side of the Falls Trail40 ft (12.2 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.2 miE
- Delaware FallsOfficial state park trail and parking documented31 ft (9.4 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.2 miW
- Seneca FallsOfficial state park trail and parking documented12 ft (3.6 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.2 miNW
Ganoga FallsOfficial Falls Trail from Lake Rose Trailhead94 ft (28.6 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.3 miNW- R.B. Ricketts FallsOfficial state park trail and parking documented36 ft (11 m) · Luzerne County, PA0.3 miNE