![Mill-Creek-Falls-State-Game-Lands-42-Pennsylvania-web Several of the tiers making up Mill Creek Falls in Westmoreland County.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Mill-Creek-Falls-State-Game-Lands-42-Pennsylvania-web-696x464.jpg)
Mill Creek Falls is a picturesque, cascading waterfall on an idyllic mountain stream in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
![Fall foliage around Mill Creek Falls in Westmoreland County PA.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Mill-Creek-Falls-Westmoreland-County-PA-October-2021.jpg)
Located on State Game Lands 42, it’s an easy 1/2 mile walk along 2 forest roads to reach the falls.
![How to find MIll Creek Falls on State Game Lands 42 in Westmoreland County.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Hiking-to-Mill-Creek-Falls-on-State-Game-Lands-42-in-Westmoreland-County-PA.jpg)
As with any hike on State Game Lands, be sure to wear the required amount of blaze orange when hiking to Mill Creek Falls.
![A summertime view of Mill Creek Falls in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Mill-Creek-Falls-SGL-42-Westmoreland-County-Pennsylvania-June-2021.jpg)
How to Find Mill Creek Falls on State Game Lands 42
![How to find Mill Creek Falls on State Game Lands 42 in Westmoreland County.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Map-to-Mill-Creek-Falls-StateGame-Lands-42-Westmoreland-County.jpg)
Time needed: 15 minutes
- Turn off of Kissell Springs Road onto the Game Commission Road at the shooting range sign shown below.
- Proceed 0.3 miles to the shooting range parking area.
Park here. GPS coordinates for the parking area: 40.23046, -79.14312.
- Follow the gated road immediately to the right of the shooting range (shown below) towards Mill Creek Falls.
- Continue along the Game Commission Road for 700 yards
- Make a HARD LEFT onto Penrod Road, another forest road.
Penrod Road is show here on the right, looking back towards the intersection.
- Pass an area of above-ground utilities as you make your way down Penrod Road alongside Mill Creek.
- Arrive at Mill Creek Falls 200 yards past the utilities area along Penrod Road.
GPS coordinates for Mill Creek Falls: 40.23139, -79.13739.
Photographing Mill Creek Falls
No one tier of Mill Creek Falls is more than 4 feet tall.
![The upper tier of Mill Creek Falls on State Game Lands 42 in Westmoreland County.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Mill-Creek-Falls-SGL-42-Westmoreland-County-PA-upper-tier-web.jpg)
But when you view the tiers collectively from down steam, the falls are extremely photogenic.
![Downstream view of Mill Creek Falls in Westmoreland County on an October afternoon.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Mill-Creek-Falls-State-Game-Lands-42-Westmoreland-County-PA-fall-foliage.jpg)
The sunrise aligns well behind Mill Creek Falls, and doesn’t crest the mountains until nearly 2 hours after the “official” sunrise, meaning you can hike to the falls in full daylight and still catch the “sunrise” behind them.
![Sunrise over Mill Creek Falls on State Game Lands 42 in Westmoreland County.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Mill-Creek-Falls-SGL-42-Westmoreland-County-web.jpg)
Mill Creek is not a large waterway, but even in drier conditions with less flow, Mill Creek Falls is still a pleasant scene to photograph and an enjoyable hike.
![October afternoon at Mill Creek Falls on State Game Lands 42 in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Mill-Creek-Falls-and-Autumn-Leaves-Westmoreland-County-Pennsylvania.jpg)
It’s hard to imagine a greener, “mossier” spot in western PA than Mill Creek Falls in mid-summer.
![Mill Creek Falls surrounded by mossy rocks on State Game Lands 42 in Westmoreland County.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Mill-Creek-Falls-Westmoreland-County-Pennsylvania-June-2021.jpg)
Nearby Attractions
Linn Run State Park is a 612 acre park in Westmoreland County, popular with hikers, campers, and picnickers.
![Linn Run State Park office.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Linn-Run-State-Park-Office-Westmoreland-County-PA.jpg)
Adam Falls at Linn Run State Park is another easy-to-get-to waterfall in Westmoreland County, and only minutes from Mill Creek Falls.
![Looking down on Adams Falls at Linn Run State Park after heavy spring rains.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Adams-Falls-Linn-Run-State-Park-February-2021.jpg)
The abandoned hunting lodge at Linn Run State Park is a remarkable set of ruins from the early days of “retreat camping” in western Pennsylvania.
![The front entrance to the former McGinnis Rod and Gun Club on Linn Run.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Abandoned-Hunting-Lodge-Linn-Run-State-Park.jpg)
Fort Ligonier in Westmoreland County is a historically accurate reproduction of a British fort originally constructed in 1758 during what would become known as the French and Indian War.
![Historical reenactors staging an attack on Fort Ligonier.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Fort-Ligonier-Days-battle-reenactors.jpg)
Wolf Rocks offers sweeping views of Westmoreland County from a perch high above Linn Run State Park in the Forbes State Forest.
![Fall foliage at Wolf Rocks Overlook in Somerset County PA](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Wolf-Rocks-Forbes-State-Forest-Fall-Foliage.jpg)
Beam Rocks Overlook is another magnificent vista in the nearby Forbes State Forest.
![Beam Rocks Overlook in the Forbes State Forest.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Hailee-Beam-Rock-web.jpg)
Spruce Flats Bog is a unique high-altitude bog located near the trailhead for the Wolf Rocks hike.
![The boardwalk extending out into Spruce Flats Bog in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Spruce-Flats-Bog-Boardwalk-Trail-Westmoreland-County-PA-Summer-2021.jpg)
Shaffer Covered Bridge is located nearby in neighboring Somerset County, one of 10 historic covered bridges in this county.
![Shaffer Covered Bridge in northern Somerset County PA](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Shaffer-Covered-Bridge-Somerset-County-PA.jpg)
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