Paupack Falls is an 80-foot waterfall on Wallenpaupack Creek in Pike County, Pennsylvania, in the North Central Appalachians region. It lies about 0.6 miles southeast of Hawley and roughly 25.9 miles east of Scranton as the crow flies.
At 80 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 133 Pennsylvania waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 5th. It falls in 2 drops.
The North Central Appalachians are a high, forested plateau of hemlock, pine and northern hardwoods in Pennsylvania and New York, deeply cut by river gorges. Tributaries drop into the gorges over sandstone ledges. Wallenpaupack Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Paupack Falls is the tallest of them.
Pike County holds 48 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Great Falls, a dam waterfall, is about 1.1 miles away. White Mills Falls, is about 4.2 miles away. Wangum Falls, is about 4.3 miles away.
Paupack Falls is located at 41.4717° N, 75.1715° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.