Fulmer Falls is a 38-foot horsetail waterfall on Dingmans Creek in George W. Childs Park, part of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Pike County, Pennsylvania. It is the second of three waterfalls on the park's loop trail, between Factory Falls and Deer Leap Falls.
The falls
The creek pours in a single drop into a semicircular basin of rock and runs on downstream. Standard references list the waterfall at 38 feet, while another regional summary records 56 feet.
Getting there
Parking for Childs Park is on Silver Lake Road in Dingmans Ferry, with a restroom at the trailhead. Park trail guides rate the 1.4-mile loop easy to moderate, with 144 feet of elevation change, over boardwalk, steps, gravel and rooty dirt path. The accessible section reaches the first waterfall platforms and a historic pump shelter, about 0.4 mile one way; Fulmer Falls lies a short distance downstream of Factory Falls, the first on the loop. There is no entrance fee. The park reopened on October 2, 2024, after winter storms in 2018 damaged its trails and bridges; the damaged south-bank section between Fulmer and Deer Leap Falls was removed rather than rebuilt.
When to go
The site is open dawn to dusk. The parking lot closes from January 2, or the first significant snowfall, until April 15, and trails are not maintained in winter and may be icy. Parking is limited and weekends are busy.
On site
A side trail leads to a viewing platform, and a bridge over the creek gives another view. The base is not accessible. Swimming, wading, rock jumping and climbing are prohibited, as are pets, alcohol, picnicking and leaving the trail.
History and name
George W. Childs, a Philadelphia philanthropist, opened the park in 1892; it became a Pennsylvania state park in 1912 and passed to the National Park Service in 1983. The Civilian Conservation Corps built a rustic pavilion beside Fulmer Falls in the 1930s.
Nearby
Factory Falls, Upper Factory Falls and Deer Leap Falls are each about 0.1 mile away on the same creek, and Dingmans Falls is about 1.3 miles away.
Distances are straight-line.