![Standing-Behind-Round-Island-Run-Falls-Clinton-County-PA Standing behind Round Island Run Falls in Clinton County Pennsylvania](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Standing-Behind-Round-Island-Run-Falls-Clinton-County-PA-696x557.jpg)
If you’re looking for the best Pennsylvania waterfalls you can STAND BEHIND, you’re in the right place!
![A summertime view from behind Round Island Run Falls.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Behind-Round-Island-Run-Falls-Summer.jpg)
In a state blessed with thousands of waterfalls great and small, here are 8 Pennsylvania waterfalls you can stand behind and experience the thrill of a lifetime!
![The viewing platform behind Buttermilk Falls in Indiana County Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Buttermilk-Falls-Indiana-County-PA-platform-behind-falls-1.jpg)
Simply click on the blue text link in each waterfall description to view maps, directions and additional photos of that waterfall.
![The cavern behind Buttermilk Falls in Beaver County Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Buttermilk-Falls-in-Beaver-County-PA.jpg)
1. Cucumber Falls
Cucumber Falls at Ohiopyle State Park is not only one of the prettiest waterfalls in the Laurel Highlands, but one of the easiest waterfalls to stand behind in all of Pennsylvania.
![Rusty Glessner behind Cucumber Falls.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Cucumber-Falls-behind-the-falls-selfie.jpg)
The large, cavernous area behind Cucumber Falls is most easily accessed from the left side.
![A side view of Cucumber Falls after heavy rain.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Cucumber-Falls-side-view-high-flow.jpg)
Of course the view from the front is pretty outstanding as well!
![High flow at Cucumber Falls.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Cucumber-Falls-high-flow-summer-web.jpg)
2. Adam Falls
Adam Falls at Linn Run State Park is yet another Laurel Highlands waterfall you can stand behind.
![Adams Falls in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Adams-Falls-Westmoreland-County-PA.jpg)
The cavernous area behind Adam Falls is plenty tall for an adult to stand in with no issues.
![Adams Falls Linn Run State Park Pennsylvania](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Adams-Falls-Linn-Run-State-Park-Westmoreland-County-PA.jpg)
It takes plenty of rain to make a trip to Adam Falls worthwhile, but if you do catch it under these conditions, you’re in for a treat!
![Adams Falls at Linn Run State Park in Pennsylvania](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Adams-Falls-Linn-Run-State-Westmoreland-County-Pennsylvania.jpg)
3. Buttermilk Falls in Indiana County
Buttermilk Falls in Indiana County has had massive infrastructure built around it for the sole purpose of allowing you to stand behind it.
![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)
A steel staircase and walkway extends behind the veil of Buttermilk Falls, allowing for just about anyone who can make it up and down stairs to safely stand here.
![The view from behind Buttermilk Falls.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Buttermilk-Falls-Indiana-County-4-web.jpg)
The stairs and walkway are a relatively new feature (2017) – prior to that visitors wanting to go behind the veil needed a bit more skill.
![A stream level view of Buttermilk Falls prior to construction of the staircase.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Buttermilk-Falls-Indiana-County-sunny-day-web-731x1024.jpg)
4. Round Island Run Falls
Round Island Run Falls is my personal favorite of the Pennsylvania waterfalls you can stand behind.
![My daughter behind the upper tier of Round Island Run Falls.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Hailee-at-Round-Island-Run-Falls.jpg)
The remoteness of the location in the Sproul State Forest, and the overall beauty of the waterfall itself make every trip to Round Island Run Falls special.
![An autumn view from behind Round Island Run Falls.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Behind-Round-Island-Run-Falls-Autumn.jpg)
And while it’s the upper tier you can stand behind, the totality of all three tiers makes Round Island Run a magnificent specimen of Central Pennsylvania waterfalls.
![A view of Round Island Run Falls from downstream in early spring.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Round-Island-Run-Falls-downstream-view-spring.jpg)
5. Hippie Shower Falls
Hippie Shower Falls is located along the Great Allegheny Passage in Fayette County.
![The cavity behind Hippie Shower Falls during heavy spring rains.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Hippie-Shower-Falls-Great-Allegheny-Passage.jpg)
Visitors are able to stand behind Hippie Shower Falls in a 7 foot tall cavern hollowed out behind the falls.
![Standing behind Hippie Shower Falls near Connellsville PA](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Hippie-Shower-Falls-Great-Allegheny-Passage-Pennsylvania-683x1024.jpg)
6. Buttermilk Falls in Beaver County
Buttermilk Falls in Beaver County is an exceptional waterfall in an unexpected, urban setting.
![Buttermilk Falls in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Buttermilk-Falls-Beaver-County-Pennsylvania-June-2021.jpg)
Located just minutes from the Beaver Falls exit of the PA Turnpike, Buttermilk Falls is situated in the Buttermilk Falls Natural Area, a Beaver County park.
![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)
The cavernous area behind Buttermilk Falls is large enough for an adult to easily stand behind the veil of cascading water.
![View from behind Buttermilk Falls in Beaver County Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/View-from-behind-Buttermilk-Falls-Beaver-Falls-Pennsylvania.jpg)
7. Frankfort Mineral Springs Falls
Frankfort Mineral Springs Falls is a 10-footer located at Raccoon Creek State Park n Beaver County.
![Frankfort Mineral Springs Falls at Raccoon Creek State Park.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Frankfort-Mineral-Springs-Falls-Raccoon-Creek-State-Park-Pennsylvania.jpg)
Located just a short distance from a parking area along Route 18, Frankfort Mineral Springs Falls, gets it’s name from springs located next to the falls that were touted in the 1800s as producing mineral-ladden water with healing properties.
![Frankfort Mineral Springs Falls in Beaver County Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Frankfort-Mineral-Springs-Falls-Raccoon-Creek-State-Park-PA-front-view.jpg)
The waterfall plunges over the side of a horseshoe-shaped rock formation, with a cavern behind it you can easily squeeze into.
![Standing behind Frankfort Mineral Springs Falls at Raccoon Creek State Park.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Standing-Behind-Frankfort-Mineral-Springs-Falls-Raccoon-Creek-State-Park-PA.jpg)
The view from behind Frankfort Mineral Springs Falls is in the direction of a staircase that once lead to a “health spa” above the aforementioned mineral springs.
![The view from behind Frankfort Mineral Springs Falls in Beaver County Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Frankfort-Mineral-Springs-Falls-Raccoon-Creek-State-Park-PA-view-from-behind.jpg)
8. Cave Falls near Jim Thorpe, PA
While the Glen Onoko Falls Trail near Jim Thorpe was closed by the PA Game Commission in 2019, a more circuitous trail to Cave Falls, the uppermost waterfall along that trail, is still open.
![Cave Falls on Glen Onoko Run near Jim Thorpe Pennsylvania](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Cave-Falls-Glen-Onoko-Jim-Thorpe-PA.jpg)
Cave Falls stands around 15 feet tall and probably twice as wide.
![Cave Falls at Glen Onoko in Carbon County Pensylvania](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Cave-Falls-Glen-Onoko-Carbon-County.jpg)
While the cavern behind Cave Falls isn’t very deep, it is wide and the view is great!
![The view from behind Cave Falls along the Glen Onoko Falls Trail on State Game Lands 141.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Behind-Cave-Falls-Glen-Onoko-Jim-Thorpe-April-2018.jpg)
Related Attractions
If you love waterfalls, you MUST check out The Ultimate Pennsylvania Waterfalls Guide, with detailed directions to HUNDREDS of PA waterfalls!
![The Ultimate Pennsylvania Waterfall Guide created by Rusty Glessner](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/PA-Bucket-List-Ultimate-Pennsylvania-Waterfalls-Guide-2020.jpg)
20 Must-See Pennsylvania Waterfalls is a guide to what I consider the “best of the best” waterfalls in PA.
![Dingmans Falls in the Poconos region of Pennsylvania.](https://pabucketlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Dingmans-Falls-Poconos-731x1024.jpg)
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