On Ganoga Glen Branch in Ricketts Glen State Park, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Tuscarora Falls drops 37 feet in two tiers.
The falls
A lidar survey puts the drop at 37 feet in two tiers, 26 feet and 11 feet; the park's own map gives about 47 feet. The branch is fed by a lake and flows year-round.
Getting there
Ricketts Glen State Park is managed by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. From the Lake Rose Trailhead, the Ganoga Glen Trail descends about 0.9 mile to reach the falls, part of a difficult trail system that also forms a 7.2-mile full loop or a shorter 3.2-mile upper loop. Pennsylvania state parks charge no entrance fee, and Ricketts Glen is open from sunrise to sunset.
When to go
The Falls Trail System closes each winter except to hikers equipped with crampons, ice axes and rope, who must sign in and out.
On site
The Ganoga Glen Trail descends to the base over terrain steep enough to be a documented hazard. Swimming is allowed only at the designated beach on Lake Jean, not in the waterfall pools.
History and name
Robert Bruce Ricketts named the park's falls, though the reason for calling this one Tuscarora is not recorded.
Nearby
Conestoga Falls and Erie Falls are each about 0.1 mile away, and Mohican Falls and Seneca Falls are each about 0.2 mile away.
Distances are straight-line.