The 10 Best Cliff Jumping Spots in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has 44 documented cliff jumping spots on CliffScout, 20 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

   Brawlys jump Verified

   Airville · jumps ~10 ft

   Community directions: by Lock 12 go down the road, past the no-parking signs, to one of the few legal pull-offs — one has a trail; take it down and across a smaller channel, over an island, to the rope swing (jumps in the 10-20… Full guide →

2. 2

   Choke Creek Falls Verified

   Blakeslee

   Choke Creek Falls is a 20-foot two-tier waterfall in the Thornhurst Tract of Pinchot State Forest, straddling the Lackawanna-Luzerne county line. A flat, roughly 0.7-mile hike from an unmarked Phelps Road pull-off leads to a… Full guide →

3. 3

   Red Rock Verified

   East Stroudsburg · jumps 12–80 ft

   Red Rock is an unofficial swimming and jumping spot on Brodhead Creek near Analomink, a few miles from East Stroudsburg in Monroe County. A roughly 60-foot railroad bridge crosses the creek above a rocky pool, and jumpers also… Full guide →

4. 4

   Red Bank Bridge Verified

   Rimersburg

   This spot sits where Redbank Creek meets the Allegheny River near Wattersonville, a few miles south of East Brady in Armstrong/Clarion County — reached via Philipston Road and Apple Road through East Brady. Vehicle access ends at… Full guide →

5. 5

   Nay Aug Gorge (The Gorge) Verified

   Scranton · jumps 15–90 ft

   The Gorge at Nay Aug Park is a scenic ravine on Roaring Brook in Scranton, Pennsylvania, reached from the Mulberry Street park entrance past the site's former swimming pool and petting zoo. A roughly 20-foot waterfall drops into… Full guide →

6. 6

   Murray Reynolds Falls Verified

   Sweet Valley

   Murray Reynolds Falls is a 16-foot cascade on Kitchen Creek in Ricketts Glen State Park, reached via the Falls Trail about a half-mile south of Waters Meet (a loop hikeable from the PA-118 or Lake Rose trailheads, 3-7 miles round… Full guide →

7. 7

   Hawk Falls Verified

   Albrightsville

   Hawk Falls is a 25-foot cascade on Hawk Run in Hickory Run State Park, reached via an easy 1.2-mile round-trip trail from a marked lot on PA Route 534 near Albrightsville. The falls drop into a rock-rimmed pool below a ledge that… Full guide →

8. 8

   The Lilly Verified

   Ashland

   The Lilly is a water-filled strip-mine pit off Route 42 a few miles north of Centralia, in Pennsylvania's Schuylkill County coal region, reached by an informal trail near the roadside historically marked by an abandoned dump… Full guide →

9. 9

   Chapman Slate Quarry ("The Hole") Verified

   Bath

   Quarrying here ran from the 1850s until the mid-20th century; the abandoned pit, locally called "the Hole," now plunges to roughly 300 feet with sheer rock walls, submerged ledges, and much colder water just below the surface.… Full guide →

10. 10

    Buttermilk Falls Verified

    Bear Creek Township

    Buttermilk Falls tumbles about 35 feet over layered rock right along White Haven Road, on the western edge of the Bear Creek Preserve in Luzerne County. It's one of the easiest roadside waterfalls in the Poconos to reach: a short… Full guide →

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