Tenskwatawa Falls
Webster County, West Virginia
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Webster County, West Virginia
- Access status
- Partial guide: state park trail; start point, parking and distance to the falls not stated
- The walk
- Distance to the falls is not stated; the Potato Knob Trail is 7.5 miles one way
- Ground & access
- The park rates the Potato Knob Trail moderate to difficult.
Tenskwatawa Falls is in Holly River State Park, which lists it among its popular waterfall hikes. The park says the Potato Knob Trail branches off the Wilderness Trail, follows a ridge to Ridge Road and joins the road for a half mile. A short side trail on Ridge Road offers a view of Tenskwatawa Falls. The park does not say where to start for the shortest walk to the falls; use the park trail map or ask the park office.
Plan your visit
Potato Knob Trail in Holly River State Park, which joins Ridge Road for a half mile; a short side trail from Ridge Road leads to a view of the falls
West Virginia State Parks gives 7.5 miles one way for the whole Potato Knob Trail and does not give a distance to the Tenskwatawa Falls side trail.
The park rates the Potato Knob Trail moderate to difficult.
Where to start
Not described. The Wilderness Trail, which the Potato Knob Trail branches from, starts at Cabin No. 9.
Timing & water
No season is stated.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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- High FallsSource-reviewed trail and parking20 ft (6 m) · Randolph County, WV31 miE
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- Upper Falls of Hills CreekPaved, accessible national forest path to the upper falls platform25 ft (7.6 m) · Pocahontas County, WV33 miS
- Middle Falls of Hills CreekDeveloped national forest trail with boardwalks and stairs; second of three falls45 ft (13.7 m) · Pocahontas County, WV33 miS
- Lower Falls of Hills CreekNational forest trail with stairs to the lower falls platform63 ft (19.2 m) · Pocahontas County, WV33 miS