Mineral Springs Falls, also known as Black Bear Falls, drops about 12 feet in Loyalsock State Forest, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania.
The falls
A lidar-based estimate on the current World Waterfall Database listing shows the drop as 12 feet in a single step and marks the page unconfirmed; older figures for the site put the height at 20 feet. The falls take a plunge form, and no stream name is identified for them in current records. The name Mineral Springs Falls is considered unofficial, with Black Bear Falls given as another name for the site.
Getting there
The Pennsylvania DCNR manages Loyalsock State Forest, where the falls are located. A Sullivan County parks and trails guide places the falls roadside, near the intersection of Mineral Spring Road and the Loyalsock Trail. Trail distance, elevation gain, road surface, fees, permits, and current status have not been documented.
On site
Swimming and dog rules at the falls have not been documented.
Nearby
Cottonwood Falls, 9 feet high, is about 0.9 mile away. Double Run Falls is about 1.1 miles away. Vinegar Run Falls, 12 feet high, is about 1.5 miles, and High Rock Falls, 26 feet high, about 1.7 miles.
Distances are straight-line.