Trough Creek State Park is a national park with a population of 1,000 and is located 1,850 m above sea level.
Numerous outdoor attractions await you in Trough Creek State Park
Brian Whipkey, Erie Times-News
With tropical storm season soon upon us, late summer and early fall are great times to hunt waterfalls in Pennsylvania.
Although the region has had a dry summer, rainstorms will soon arrive and refill streams and rivers throughout the region.
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From hiking along a trail to enjoying the views from public roads, there are numerous waterways to enjoy in the Keystone State.
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has 124 state parks, and the agency explains why these are the top five for anyone looking to see waterfalls.
Hickory Run State Park
Hickory Run in White Haven, Carbon County, has a natural 25-foot waterfall along the Hawk Falls Trail.
While you’re there, you can visit the Stametz Dam and view the Lehigh Gorge along the Fireline Trail.
Hickory Run covers 15,990 acres (6,100 hectares) of land, features more than 40 miles (64 km) of hiking trails, three wilderness areas, and Boulder Field, a National Natural Landmark.
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Ohiopyle State Park
Located in Fayette County in the Laurel Highlands, Ohiopyle is known for whitewater rafting during the summer months on the Youghiogheny River through the Laurel Highlands. There are numerous waterfalls, some of which can be viewed from the visitor center.
In addition to admiring the five different waterfalls, you can sit in the creek bed and slide down the water on two natural slides on Meadow Run. Hikers can take a short hike on the Great Gorge Trail to Cucumber Falls, a tall waterfall that cascades over a rocky area.
The Johnathan Run Trail is another trail that takes visitors close to several waterfalls, including Johnathan Run Falls.
Leonard Harrison State Park
Leonard Harrison, part of the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania Experience in Wellsboro, Tioga County, features a series of waterfalls along Little Fourmile Run. It is across the canyon from Colton Point State Park.
If you plan a visit, remember to bring your fishing gear. The park is known for its fishing for trout, smallmouth bass and sunfish in Four-Mile Run, Marsh Creek, Stoney Fork Creek, Asaph Run and Straight Run.
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Ricketts Glen State Park
Ricketts Glen has several hiking trails that lead to 22 waterfalls, including the Ganoga, which carries water over a 94-foot drop. The water trail is part of a National Natural Landmark. The 13,193-acre park is located in Luzerne, Sullivan and Columbia counties.
The park has three parking areas that provide access to the Falls Trail System via the Highland Trail and Glen Leigh and Ganoga Glen sides of the trail.
If you don’t want to walk far, Adams Falls can be reached several hundred meters from the Evergreen parking lot on State Route 118.
Trough Creek State Park is a national park with a population of 1,000 and is located 1,850 m above sea level.
Trough Creek in Huntingdon County covers 541 acres across a scenic gorge through Terrace Mountain. The creek flows into Raystown Lake.
It is known for Abbot Run and a suspension bridge that takes visitors to Rainbow Falls and Balanced Rock.
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Brian Whipkey is the outdoor columnist for the USA TODAY Network websites in Pennsylvania. Contact him at [email protected] and sign up for our weekly Go Outdoors PA newsletter on the homepage of this website under your login name. Follow him on Facebook @whipkeyoutdoors.
