In Ricketts Glen State Park's Ganoga Glen, Cayuga Falls drops 13 feet in a segmented plunge on Kitchen Creek, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
The falls
A World Waterfall Database survey done in person put the height at 13 feet, close to the 11 feet in older records. The fall splits into two adjacent sections, one nearly sheer and the other broken by ledges and boulders. The lake-fed stream runs year-round and is usually lowest from late July through September. Cayuga Falls is the third named waterfall encountered going down Ganoga Glen from Lake Rose.
Getting there
From the Lake Rose trailhead, the route bears right at the first junction, crosses a footbridge, then turns left and downhill into Ganoga Glen; Cayuga Falls is about a third of a mile down that branch. Ricketts Glen State Park is open daily from sunrise to sunset, with day-use areas closing at dusk, and Pennsylvania state parks charge no entrance or day-use fee.
When to go
DCNR closes the steep, rocky, and slippery Falls Trail in winter to anyone without ice-climbing or winter-hiking gear. The park's online alerts page showed no active danger or information notice on September 25, 2026.
On site
Swimming is limited to the park's designated beach and not allowed at the Falls Trail waterfalls. An accessible viewpoint at Cayuga Falls is not documented.
Nearby
Oneida Falls is immediately adjacent, with Ganoga Falls about 0.1 mile away and Mohawk Falls about 0.2 mile away.
Distances are straight-line.