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Wild Creek Falls

Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Access status
Official state park trail and trailhead documented; summer weekend parking limits
The walk
Under 10 minutes to the falls, per Uncovering PA; the Falls Trail loop is 1.0 mile
Ground & access
Woodland trail with one short, steep hill and a footbridge. Rocks near the falls are slippery when wet.
Uncovering PA: How to Get to Wild Creek Falls in Beltzville State Park
Wild Creek Falls, PA
Wild Creek Falls, PA
Photo creditPhoto: Nicholas A. Tonelli from Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Wild Creek Falls is a 12 to 15 foot waterfall that splits around a large rock on Wild Creek, in the northeast corner of Beltzville State Park. From the Wild Creek Trailhead, walk past the gate and follow the Falls Trail, which at first shares a path with the Christman Trail. After about five minutes the Falls Trail turns left down a short, steep hill and crosses Wild Creek on a wooden bridge. Turn left and walk upstream to the falls. The Falls Trail continues as a short loop back to the bridge. DCNR lists the Falls Trail with yellow blazes; the visitor account describes blue blazes.

Plan your visit

Wild Creek Trailhead on Pohopoco Drive, Falls Trail to the Wild Creek Falls Bridge, then upstream to the falls

DCNR lists the Falls Trail as a 1.0-mile loop. Uncovering PA says the walk from the parking area to the falls takes less than 10 minutes. No separate one-way distance is given.

Woodland trail with one short, steep hill and a footbridge. Rocks near the falls are slippery when wet.

Where to start

Wild Creek Trailhead parking on Pohopoco Drive, about 3.8 miles east of the park office (2950 Pohopoco Drive, Lehighton). Uncovering PA gives the lot at 40.890781, -75.563406. The visitor account reports that in recent summers the parking areas near the falls were closed from Friday evening to Monday morning between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends; do not park in a closed lot.

Timing & water

Summer weekend parking near the falls may be closed, as noted above. The park is open sunrise to sunset.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

Visitor information
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More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Carbon County, Pennsylvania.

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