The 7 Best Cliff Jumping Spots in New Jersey

New Jersey has 7 documented cliff jumping spots on CliffScout, 6 of them community-verified. These are the standouts — ranked by verification, documentation, and community activity, not hype. Every listing links to a full page with photos, heights, and access notes.

1. 1

   Buttermilk Falls Verified

   Layton

   Buttermilk Falls drops roughly 80-90 feet down a red shale face of the Kittatinny Ridge in Walpack Township (Layton post office), inside the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Reach it via the Buttermilk Falls Trail off… Full guide →

2. 2

   Dunnfield Creek Falls Verified

   Blairstown

   Dunnfield Creek Falls is a small multi-tier cascade in the Dunnfield Creek Natural Area of Worthington State Forest, reached by an easy half-mile walk on the Appalachian Trail/Dunnfield Creek Trail from the Route 80 exit 4… Full guide →

3. 3

   Splitrock Reservoir Verified

   Boonton · jumps 20–35 ft

   Splitrock Reservoir sits inside Rockaway Township's Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area and Farny State Park, and is a well-known, heavily documented cliff-jumping spot in Morris County. Park at the gravel lot off Split Rock… Full guide →

4. 4

   Terrace Pond Verified

   Hewitt

   Terrace Pond is a glacial pond atop 1,380-foot Bearfort Mountain inside Wawayanda State Park, reached only on foot - the West Loop from a Clinton Road pull-off runs about 4.7 miles round trip over rocky, exposed ridgeline. No… Full guide →

5. 5

   Buttermilk Falls Verified

   Mendham

   Buttermilk Falls sits in the Buttermilk Falls Natural Area of India Brook Park, reached by a short, steep trail from the Ironia Road parking area in Mendham Township. The falls drop roughly 14 feet in a series of frothy cascades… Full guide →

6. 6

   Chikahoki Falls Verified

   Wanaque

   Chikahoki Falls sits on Posts Brook in Norvin Green State Forest near Wanaque, reached by a roughly 1.7-mile hike from the Otter Hole trailhead on Glenwild Avenue in Bloomingdale, descending about 350 feet through forest, or by a… Full guide →

7. 7

   Silver Spray Waterfall Community

   Layton

   Also called Silver Spray Falls or "Hidden Falls," a real perennial two-tiered waterfall in the Delaware Water Gap NRA near Layton, NJ, reached via an unmarked, hard-to-navigate trail with a stream crossing from the Buttermilk… Full guide →

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