If you’re looking for the best waterfalls in western Pennsylvania, you’re in the right place!
Western Pennsylvania waterfalls are numerous, and they are beautiful!
This article presents you with directions to 15 western Pennsylvania waterfalls within a 90 minute drive of Pittsburgh.
Simply click on the blue text link in each waterfall description to see maps, directions, and additional photos of that waterfall.
1. Fall Run Falls
Fall Run Falls in Allegheny County has the distinction of being the largest waterfall near downtown Pittsburgh!
Located a mere 7 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, Fall Run Falls is a beautiful 18 foot tall waterfall tucked away in a nature park that is surrounded on all sides by housing developments.
2. Alpha Falls
Alpha Falls is a 35-foot tall, somewhat temperamental waterfall located at McConnells Mill State Park in Lawrence County.
While it takes a HARD rain to get this one flowing well in the summer, it does present with some spectacular ice formations in the winter.
3. Grindstone Falls
Don’t look for Grindstone Falls on the “official” McConnell’s Mill State Park map, because it isn’t on there.
But rest assured this 8-footer does exist in the southeastern portion of the park, a 10-minute hike from the parking area along Mountville Road.
4. Hell’s Hollow Falls
Hell’s Hollow Falls is actually an easy waterfall to get to, despite the name.
It’s found at the end of a simple 10-minute hike along a fairly flat trail at McConnell’s Mill State Park in Lawrence County.
5. Breakneck Falls
Breakneck Falls is a 25 foot-tall, multi-tiered waterfall located along Cheeseman Run, a tributary of Slippery Rock Creek.
Breakneck Falls is certainly not the tallest or “most-reliable” of all the waterfalls at McConnell’s Mill State Park, but the nature of the hike and the setting it resides in makes it a favorite of many park visitors.
6. Quaker Falls
Quaker Falls is the centerpiece of the newly-created Quaker Falls Recreation Area in Lawrence County, and just may be the westernmost waterfall in Pennsylvania.
A quick and easy view of Quaker Falls can be had from above, while a short but challenging hike awaits those who wish to see the falls from stream level.
7. Freedom Falls
Freedom Falls in Venango County is located near the remnants of an iron forge and the ghost town of Freedom.
8. Springfield Falls
Springfield Falls is a beautiful roadside waterfall in Mercer County.
Standing 20 feet tall and close to 40 feet wide, Springfield Falls spans the entire width of Hunters Run on State Game Lands 284.
9. Rapp Run Falls
Rapp Run Falls is located on State Game Lands 72, just minutes from downtown Clarion.
10. Logan Falls
Logan Falls is located 9 miles from Marienville, Forest County, in the heart of the Allegheny National Forest.
11. Buttermilk Falls in Indiana County
Buttermilk Falls in Indiana County gives visitors the opportunity to walk behind a waterfall in this county park setting.
12. Buttermilk Falls in Beaver County
Buttermilk Falls in Beaver County is yet another waterfall that you can stand behind, in a picturesque park setting just a few hundred yards from the Beaver Falls exit of the PA Turnpike.
13. Big Run Falls
Big Run Falls in New Castle, Lawrence County is a 20 foot tall waterfall at the heart of an abandoned amusement park turned nature park.
14. Buttermilk Falls in Armstrong County
Buttermilk Falls in Armstrong County is short in stature but long on beauty, located along a rail trail that parallels Cowanshannock Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River.
15. Frankfort Mineral Springs Falls
Frankfort Mineral Springs Falls is a 10-foot tall waterfall located just off of Route 18 at Raccoon Creek State Park.
This Beaver County waterfall is located next to the ruins of a Victorian-era resort and health spa.
Nearby Attractions
If you like road trips, I’ve mapped out the ultimate “Waterfalls Near Pittsburgh Road Trip” just for you!
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The Best Waterfalls in the Poconos Road Trip takes you on a great waterfall tour of eastern Pennsylvania.
20 Must-See Pennsylvania Waterfalls is your guide to the best waterfalls from across the entire state of PA!
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