Ricketts Glen State Park

Ricketts Glen State Park is a 13,193-acre Pennsylvania State Park in Luzerne, Sullivan and Columbia Counties.  Within the park is the Glens Natural Area containing 21 named waterfalls on Kitchen Creek.  The land that is now the park once belonged to Robert Bruce Ricketts, a Civil War Colonel.  Most of the land was sold to the state through his heirs in the 1920s.  The Glen was considered for a National Park, but World War II ended these plans.  In 1942, Ricketts' heirs sold the Glen area to the state for a state park and it has since grown to its present size.  Today, the park contains many miles of hiking trails, including a loop hike through the glens, campgrounds, a swimming lake and opportunities for hunting and fishing.

Contact Information:

695 State Route 487

Benton, PA 17814

Phone: (570) 477-5675

Map:

Points of Interest:

Adams Falls:

Adams Falls is a waterfall on Kitchen Creek along Evergreen Trail.

B. Reynolds Falls:

B. Reynolds Falls is a 40-foot waterfall in Glen Leigh that you can walk behind.

Cayuga Falls:

Cayuga Falls is a 11-foot waterfall in Ganoga Glen.

Conestoga Falls:

Conestoga Falls is a small waterfall in Ganoga Glen.

Delaware Falls:

Delaware Falls is a waterfall in multiple sections in Ganoga Glen.

Erie Falls:

Erie Falls is the last waterfall in Ganoga Glen, just upstream of Waters Meet.

F. L. Ricketts Falls:

F. L. Ricketts Falls is a 38-foot waterfall in Glen Leigh.

Ganoga Falls:

Ganoga Falls is the highest in the park at 94 feet.

Harrison Wright Falls:

Harrison Wright Falls is the first waterfall downstream of Waters Meet.

Huron Falls:

Huron Falls is a 40-foot waterfall in Glen Leigh.

Mohawk Falls:

Mohawk Falls is the first waterfall in Ganoga Glen coming from Lake Rose Trailhead.

Mohican Falls:

Mohican Falls is a tiered waterfall in Ganoga Glen.

Murray Reynolds Falls:

Murray Reynolds Falls is the last waterfall in Ricketts Glen.

Oneida Falls:

Oneida Falls is a 13-foot waterfall in Ganoga Glen.

Onondaga Falls:

Onondaga Falls is the first waterfall in Glen Leigh.

Ozone Falls:

Ozone Falls is a 60-foot waterfall in Glen Leigh.

R. B. Ricketts Falls:

R. B. Ricketts Falls is a 36-foot waterfall in Glen Leigh.

Seneca Falls:

Seneca Falls is a small waterfall downstream of Ganoga Falls.

Shawnee Falls:

Shawnee Falls is a 30-foot waterfall just above Huron Falls.

Sheldon Reynolds Falls:

Sheldon Reynolds Falls is a 36-foot waterfall in Ricketts Glen.

Tuscarora Falls:

Tuscarora Falls is a scenic 47-foot waterfall in Ganoga Glen.

Wyandot Falls:

Wyandot Falls is the first waterfall in Glen Leigh upstream of Waters Meet.

Blog Entries:

04-Sep-2021: Ricketts Glen

External Links:

Pennsylvania State Parks website: https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/RickettsGlenStatePark/Pages/default.aspx