![Hells-Hollow-Falls-3-web The author at Hell's Hollow Falls.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Hells-Hollow-Falls-3-web-696x465.jpg)
If you’re looking for the best waterfalls in western Pennsylvania, you’re in the right place!
![Hell's Hollow Falls after heavy summer rains.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hells-Hollow-Falls-McConnells-Mill-State-Park-Lawrence-County-Pennsylvania-Summer-2023.jpg)
Western Pennsylvania waterfalls are numerous, and they are beautiful!
![Springfield Falls on State Game Lands 284 in Mercer County Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Leesburg-Falls-Mercer-County-Pennsylvania.jpg)
This article presents you with directions to 15 western Pennsylvania waterfalls within a 90 minute drive of Pittsburgh.
![Logan Falls in Forest County PA](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Logan-Falls-Forest-County-PA.jpg)
Simply click on the blue text link in each waterfall description to see maps, directions, and additional photos of that waterfall.
![Frankfort Mineral Springs Falls at Raccoon Creek State Park in Beaver County Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Frankfort-Mineral-Springs-Falls-Raccoon-Creek-State-Park-PA.jpg)
1. Fall Run Falls
Fall Run Falls in Allegheny County has the distinction of being the largest waterfall near downtown Pittsburgh!
![Exploring Fall Run Falls in Allegheny County Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Fall-Run-Falls-Tallest-Waterfall-Near-Pittsburgh-PA.jpg)
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.
![Side view of Fall Run Falls in Glenshaw Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Fall-Run-Falls-Closest-Waterfall-to-Pittsburgh-PA.jpg)
2. Alpha Falls
Alpha Falls is a 35-foot tall, somewhat temperamental waterfall located at McConnells Mill State Park in Lawrence County.
![Rusty Glessner at Alpha Falls at McConnells Mill State Park](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Rusty-Glessner-at-Alpha-Falls-McConnells-Mill-State-Park-PA-731x1024.jpg)
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.
![Ice formations at Alpha Falls at McConnells Mill State Park](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Ice-formations-Alpha-Falls-McConnells-Mill-State-Park-Pennsylvania-683x1024.jpg)
3. Grindstone Falls
Don’t look for Grindstone Falls on the “official” McConnell’s Mill State Park map, because it isn’t on there.
![Fall foliage surrounding Grindstone Falls at McConnells Mill State Park](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Grindstone-Falls-McConnells-Mill-State-Park-Pennsylvania.jpg)
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.
![The author visiting Grindstone Falls.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Grindstone-Falls-6-web.jpg)
4. Hell’s Hollow Falls
Hell’s Hollow Falls is actually an easy waterfall to get to, despite the name.
![When visiting Hell's Hollow Falls on a snowy day it is often surrounded by ice and snow as it is in this photo.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Hells-Hollow-Falls-winter-web.jpg)
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.
![The two tiers of Hell's Hollow Falls.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Hells-Hollow-Falls-1-web.jpg)
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 located along Cheeseman Run, a tributary of Slippery Rock Creek.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Breakneck-Falls-McConnells-Mill-State-Park-Lawrence-County-PA-Summer-2023.jpg)
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.
![First view of Breakneck Falls from the trail.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Breakneck-Falls-View-From-Trail-McConnells-Mill-State-Park-Lawrence-County-PA.jpg)
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.
![Downstream view of Quaker Falls, also known as Quakertown Falls in Lawrence County PA](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Quaker-Falls-Lawrence-County-Pennsylvania-July-2021.jpg)
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.
![Quaker Falls as viewed from the parking lot at Quaker Falls Recreation Area in Lawrence County Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Quaker-Falls-view-from-above-Lawrence-County-PA-July-2021.jpg)
7. Freedom Falls
Freedom Falls in Venango County is located near the remnants of an iron forge and the ghost town of Freedom.
![Freedom Falls along Rockland Station Road in Venango County.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Freedom-Falls-Rockland-Station-Road.jpg)
8. Springfield Falls
Springfield Falls is a beautiful roadside waterfall in Mercer County.
![Exploring Springfield Falls in Mercer County Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Exploring-Springfield-Falls-in-Mercer-County-Pennsylvania.jpg)
Standing 20 feet tall and close to 40 feet wide, Springfield Falls spans the entire width of Hunters Run on State Game Lands 284.
![Springfield Falls on a spring morning in Mercer County, PA.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Springfield-Falls-State-Game-Lands-284-Mercer-County-Pennsylvania.jpg)
9. Rapp Run Falls
Rapp Run Falls is located on State Game Lands 72, just minutes from downtown Clarion.
![Rapp Run Falls in Clarion County PA](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Rapp-Run-Falls-Clarion-County-PA.jpg)
10. Logan Falls
Logan Falls is located 9 miles from Marienville, Forest County, in the heart of the Allegheny National Forest.
![Logan Falls near Marienville Pennsylvania](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Logan-Falls-Marienville-Pennsylvania.jpg)
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.
![Summertime view of Buttermilk Falls in Indiana County Pennsylvania](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Buttermilk-Falls-Indiana-County-PA-June-2021.jpg)
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.
![The author behind Buttermilk Falls in Beaver County PA.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Behind-Buttermilk-Falls-Beaver-County-PA-web.jpg)
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.
![Big Run Falls at Cascade Park in Lawrence County.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Big-Run-Falls-Cascade-Park-Lawrence-County-Pennsylvania.jpg)
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.
![Buttermilk Falls near Kittanning Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Buttermilk-Falls-Armstrong-County-PA.jpg)
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.
![Exploring Frankfort Mineral Springs Falls at Raccoon Creek State Park in Beaver County Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Frankfort-Mineral-Springs-Falls-Raccoon-Creek-State-Park-Pennsylvania.jpg)
This Beaver County waterfall is located next to the ruins of a Victorian-era resort and health spa.
![Frankfort Mineral Springs Falls and the horseshoe-shaped rock grotto that surrounds it at Raccoon Creek State Park.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Frankfort-Mineral-Springs-Falls-Raccoon-Creek-State-Park-Beaver-County-PA-downstream-view.jpg)
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![Selfie at Lower Jonathan Run Falls, Ohiopyle State Park](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Lower-Jonathan-Run-Falls-Ohiopyle-State-Park-autumn-selfie.jpg)
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![A road map to the best waterfalls in the Poconos region of eastern Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Best-Waterfalls-in-the-Poconos-Road-Trip-Map.jpg)
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![Harrison Wright Falls at Ricketts Glen State Park in Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Harrison-Wright-Falls-Ricketts-Glen-State-Park-PA.jpg)
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