Pennsylvania's tallest waterfall by the Park Service's own line, a three-tier drop near Milford viewed from two platforms on a short, rooty trail.
March through mid June
Big water window
in a typical year
Rain fed
What drives it
Raymondskill Creek
Climatology
Data on this page
Raymondskill Creek is ungauged
NPS Delaware Water Gap
Managed by
their rules govern
Trail status, closures and safety rules belong to each falls' managing agency, named and linked on every page.
The season
What fills Raymondskill Falls, and when
Raymondskill Creek runs the Pocono pattern: rain-responsive all year, biggest from March through mid June, leaner late. The Park Service calls it the tallest waterfall in Pennsylvania and serves it with two viewing platforms; the total drop is often compared to Niagara's height, though the agency page publishes no figure.
Typical best flow: March through mid June
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What the agency itself says
The tallest waterfall in Pennsylvania, Raymondskill Falls, can be seen from two viewing platforms
Multnomah Falls in autumn: a Columbia Gorge falls that keeps respectable flow year round, and the standard against which most falls seasons get measured. “Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Multnomah Falls, fall color - 3” — Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region — Public domain
Getting there
Access, in the agency's words and ours
The trail is short but steep and uneven with roots and rocks, per the Park Service, and wet or icy spots make the platforms slick in winter. Parking is limited; pets are not permitted on the trail.
Tiered eastern falls (Blackwater Falls, West Virginia). Raymondskill stacks Pennsylvania's tallest total drop into three rain-fed steps. “Blackwater Falls (15437499241)” by Benjamin Smith from United States, CC BY 2.0
Common questions
Raymondskill Falls flow season FAQ
The reliable big-water window is March through mid June. Raymondskill Creek runs the Pocono pattern: rain-responsive all year, biggest from March through mid June, leaner late. The Park Service calls it the tallest waterfall in Pennsylvania and serves it with two viewing platforms; the total drop is often compared to Niagara's height, though the agency page publishes no figure.
Raymondskill Creek has no USGS gauge near the falls, so the seasonal pattern above is the flow guide for Raymondskill Falls, and Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (National Park Service) is the source for current conditions on the ground.
Dry spells thin the tiers noticeably; wet weeks stack them back into one connected rush. Winter ice is genuinely slippery here, as the agency warns.
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (National Park Service). The trail is short but steep and uneven with roots and rocks, per the Park Service, and wet or icy spots make the platforms slick in winter. Parking is limited; pets are not permitted on the trail. Trail status, closures and safety rules are theirs, and their page is linked on this one; nothing here overrides what they publish.
In their own words: "While the trail is short, the terrain can be steep and the trail is uneven. Expect roots, rocks, and other tripping hazards" That sentence is Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (National Park Service)'s, quoted verbatim, and their page is the place to check before you go.
Yosemite Falls in May, running on snowmelt that will be gone by late summer. The National Park Service tells visitors the falls can be dry by August, which is why every falls page here starts from its watershed. “Tourists below Yosemite Falls (39832011431)” by Mike McBey, CC BY 2.0
Pennsylvania's waterfall cathedral: the Falls Trail System passes 21 or 22 named falls (the park's own pages differ) up to 94 foot Ganoga, wild, free flowing, and winter-gated.
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