![East-Park-Falls-Connellsville-PA-Fayette-County East Park Falls Connellsville, Fayette County](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/East-Park-Falls-Connellsville-PA-Fayette-County-696x465.jpg)
East Park Falls in Connellsville, Pennsylvania is one of the easiest waterfalls to get to in the Laurel Highlands.
![How to find East Park Falls in Connellsville Pennsylvania](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Map-to-East-Park-Falls-Connellsville-Pennsylvania.jpg)
Located in a city-owned park in the heart of town, Connell Run (a tributary of the nearby Youghiogheny River) is home to a two-tiered waterfall at the end of a 100 yard long trail.
![East Park Falls Connellsville PA Fayette County](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/East-Park-Falls-Connellsville-Pennsylvania.jpg)
How to Find East Park Falls in Connellsville
Locate just a block off of Cherry Lane in Connellsville, navigate to GPS coordinates 40.01736, -79.58305 to find the parking lot inside East Park.
![How to find East Park Falls in Fayette County Pennsylvania](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Map-of-East-Park-Falls-Hike-Connellsville-Pennsylvania.jpg)
From the parking lot it’s an easy hike across a bridge over Connell Run and upstream to the falls.
The trail brings you right up to the base of the lower tier of East Park Falls.
![Close-up of East Park Falls in Connellsville PA](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/East-Park-Falls-Connellsville-PA.jpg)
Continue up the trail on the left side of Connell Run to see the upper tier of East Park Falls up close and personal.
![Upper East Park Falls in Connellsville Pennsylvania](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Upper-East-Park-Falls-Connellsville-Pennsylvania.jpg)
Simply backtrack to your vehicle when you’ve finished checking out East Park Falls.
This is a quick and easy hike that almost anyone can do, and a splendid little waterfall in the heart of a city park.
Sort of reminds me of Nay Aug Falls in the heart of Scranton in that respect.
![Nay Aug Falls on Roaring Brook in Lackawanna County](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Nay-Aug-Falls-Scranton.jpg)
Still not convinced you need to explore East Park Falls?
Then check out this video!
Nearby Attractions
Fayette County is home to plenty of famous attractions, perhaps none more famous than Fallingwater, approximately 13 miles to the south.
![Fallingwater as seen from the "Classic View" on the Visitor Center map.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Fallingwater-Winter-1-web-watermarked.jpg)
Robinson Falls, located on the western edge of Connellsville, is rumored to be a one-time campsite of George Washington during the French and Indian War.
![Robinson Falls in Connellsville Pennsylvania](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Robinson-Falls-Connellsville-Pennsylvania.jpg)
Hippie Shower Falls is located 2.75 miles outside of Connellsville, along the Great Allegheny Passage.
![Looking at Hippie Shower Falls from the Great Allegheny Passage in the Laurel Highlands.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Hippie-Shower-Falls-Connellsville-Pennsylvania.jpg)
Ohiopyle State Park, located approximately 15 miles south of Connellsville, is home to 10 incredible waterfalls.
![An autumn view of Cucumber Falls at Ohiopyle State Park.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Cucumber-Falls-autum.jpg)
If scenic overlooks are your thing, then be sure to check out Baughman Rock Overlook at Ohiopyle as well.
![The author photographing an autumn sunrise at Baughman Rock Overlook.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Baughman-Rock-Overlook-autumn-sunrise-selfie-web.jpg)
Exploring the Haunted Quaker Church in Fayette County will take you to a rural hilltop church where history and urban legend combine for one incredible supernatural tale!
![The historic Quaker Cemetery and site of the former Quaker meetinghouse outside Perryopolis, PA.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Haunted-Quaker-Witch-Trial-Church-and-graveyard-Perryopolis-PA-1.jpg)
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