Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Waterfalls Near Hudson, PA
Hudson has 35 named waterfalls within 30 miles, 1 of them inside 10 miles. Whirlpool Canyon Falls is the closest at 3.1 miles to the southeast. Adams Falls earns the best visitor rating nearby (4.8 stars from 13 Google reviews). Most of the falls are west of Hudson.
Distances are straight-line from the town center. Driving routes are longer.
Best Waterfalls Near Hudson at a Glance
30 Waterfalls Near Hudson, Ranked by Distance
-
Whirlpool Canyon Falls
Whirlpool Canyon Falls is the closest named waterfall to Hudson, 3.1 miles to the southeast in Luzerne County. It ranks 7th for review count among waterfalls near Hudson.
- Rating
- 4.2 (14 Google reviews)
- Address
- Plains Township, PA 18702
-
Buttermilk Falls
Buttermilk Falls lies 13 miles north of Hudson in Wyoming County, number 2 of 30 by distance. It ranks 3rd for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Its own nearest town is Tunkhannock.
- Rating
- 4.3 (22 Google reviews)
- Address
- Falls Township, PA 18615
-
Nay Aug Falls
Nay Aug Falls lies 13 miles northeast of Hudson in Lackawanna County, number 3 of 30 by distance. It ranks 2nd for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Reached via scenic trails, this gorge waterfall in Nay Aug Park features 2 observation decks.
- Rating
- 4.5 (57 Google reviews)
- Address
- Scranton, PA 18510
-
Great Falls of the Lehigh
Great Falls of the Lehigh lies 15 miles southeast of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 4 of 30 by distance. It ranks 6th for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Its own nearest town is Towamensing Trails.
- Rating
- 2.9 (17 Google reviews)
- Address
- Tobyhanna Township, PA 18610
-
Tobyhanna Falls
Tobyhanna Falls lies 18 miles southeast of Hudson in Monroe County, number 5 of 30 by distance. It ranks 4th for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Its own nearest town is Towamensing Trails.
- Rating
- 3.3 (22 Google reviews)
- Address
- Tobyhanna Township, PA 18610
-
Hawk Falls
Hawk Falls lies 21 miles southeast of Hudson in Carbon County, number 6 of 30 by distance. It draws more Google reviews than any other waterfall near Hudson. A 25-foot-high waterfall in a state park with a bridge accessed via a forest trail.
- Rating
- 4.6 (375 Google reviews)
- Address
- Kidder Township, PA 18210
- Website
- dcnr.state.pa.us
-
Luke's Falls
Luke's Falls lies 22 miles south of Hudson in Carbon County, number 7 of 30 by distance. It ranks 5th for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Its own nearest town is Weatherly.
- Rating
- 4.5 (20 Google reviews)
- Address
- Lehigh Township, PA 18255
-
Kitchen Creek Falls
Kitchen Creek Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 8 of 30 by distance. It ranks 9th for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Its own nearest town is Glen Lyon.
- Rating
- 4.8 (5 Google reviews)
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 18656
-
Adams Falls
Adams Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 9 of 30 by distance. It ranks 8th for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. This small waterfall with two major drops cascades down rocks amid a lush forest in Glen State Park.
- Rating
- 4.8 (13 Google reviews)
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 18656
-
Murray Reynolds Falls
Murray Reynolds Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 10 of 30 by distance. It ranks 14th for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Its own nearest town is Laporte.
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 Google reviews)
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 17814
-
Sheldon Reynolds Falls
Sheldon Reynolds Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 11 of 30 by distance. It ranks 22nd for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Its own nearest town is Laporte.
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 Google reviews)
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 18656
-
B Reynolds Falls
B Reynolds Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 12 of 30 by distance. It ranks 10th for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Its own nearest town is Laporte.
- Rating
- 5.0 (4 Google reviews)
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 17814
-
R B Ricketts Falls
R B Ricketts Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 13 of 30 by distance. It ranks 11th for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Its own nearest town is Laporte.
- Rating
- 4.7 (3 Google reviews)
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 18656
-
Harrison Wright Falls
Harrison Wright Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 14 of 30 by distance. It ranks 15th for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Accessed by a popular loop trail in the forest, this scenic waterfall is one of many in the area.
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 Google reviews)
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 18656
-
Shawnee Falls
Shawnee Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 15 of 30 by distance. It ranks 23rd for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Its own nearest town is Laporte.
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 Google reviews)
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 18656
-
Wyandot Falls
Wyandot Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 16 of 30 by distance. It ranks 12th for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Its own nearest town is Laporte.
- Rating
- 5.0 (3 Google reviews)
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 18656
-
Huron Falls
Huron Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 17 of 30 by distance. It ranks 24th for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Its own nearest town is Laporte.
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 Google reviews)
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 17814
-
F L Ricketts Falls
F L Ricketts Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 18 of 30 by distance. It ranks 16th for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Its own nearest town is Laporte.
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 Google reviews)
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 17814
-
Ozone Falls
Ozone Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 19 of 30 by distance. It ranks 17th for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Its own nearest town is Laporte.
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 Google reviews)
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 17814
-
Onondaga Falls
Onondaga Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 20 of 30 by distance. Its own nearest town is Laporte.
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 17814
-
Eric Falls
Eric Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Sullivan County, number 21 of 30 by distance. It ranks 18th for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Its own nearest town is Laporte.
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 Google reviews)
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 17814
-
Erie Falls
Erie Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 22 of 30 by distance. Its own nearest town is Laporte.
- Address
- Luzerne County, PA (GPS 41.3216, -76.2776)
-
Tuscarora Falls
Tuscarora Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 23 of 30 by distance. It ranks 19th for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Its own nearest town is Laporte.
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 Google reviews)
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 17814
-
Conestoga Falls
Conestoga Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 24 of 30 by distance. It ranks 20th for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Its own nearest town is Laporte.
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 Google reviews)
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 17814
-
Mohican Falls
Mohican Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 25 of 30 by distance. It ranks 13th for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Its own nearest town is Laporte.
- Rating
- 5.0 (3 Google reviews)
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 17814
-
Delaware Falls
Delaware Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 26 of 30 by distance. Its own nearest town is Laporte.
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 17814
-
Seneca Falls
Seneca Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 27 of 30 by distance. It ranks 25th for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Its own nearest town is Laporte.
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 Google reviews)
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 17814
-
Ganoga Falls
Ganoga Falls lies 23 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 28 of 30 by distance. Its own nearest town is Laporte.
- Address
- Luzerne County, PA (GPS 41.3239, -76.2839)
-
Cayuga Falls
Cayuga Falls lies 24 miles west of Hudson in Luzerne County, number 29 of 30 by distance. It ranks 21st for review count among waterfalls near Hudson. Its own nearest town is Laporte.
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 Google reviews)
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 17814
-
Ganaga Falls
Ganaga Falls lies 24 miles west of Hudson in Sullivan County, number 30 of 30 by distance. Its own nearest town is Laporte.
- Address
- Fairmount Township, PA 17814
Where the Waterfalls Are
Hudson sits in or near the Ricketts Glen and the North Branch area of Pennsylvania. The glens on the southern edge of the North Mountain plateau hold Pennsylvania's greatest concentration of falls. In Ricketts Glen State Park, which straddles Luzerne and Sullivan counties, two branches of Kitchen Creek descend through old-growth hemlock forest in a long series of named falls connected by the Falls Trail, a steep, rocky route with dozens of stone steps. The Laporte area of Sullivan County adds more remote falls in state forest land. To the east, Nay Aug Falls in Scranton is an urban gorge falls with observation decks, and Wyoming and Tioga counties add scattered falls in the plateau's deep valleys. Read the Pennsylvania waterfall guide.
By direction from Hudson: 27 to the west, 4 to the southeast, 1 to the north, 1 to the northeast, 1 to the south, and 1 to the southwest. They are spread across Luzerne County (25), Sullivan County (4), Carbon County (2), Wyoming County (1), Lackawanna County (1), and Monroe County (1). The average distance is 22.0 miles.
By Distance
Within 10 miles of Hudson
Whirlpool Canyon Falls (3.1 mi)
10 to 20 miles of Hudson
Buttermilk Falls (13 mi), Nay Aug Falls (13 mi), Great Falls of the Lehigh (15 mi), Tobyhanna Falls (18 mi)
20 to 30 miles of Hudson
Hawk Falls (21 mi), Luke's Falls (22 mi), Kitchen Creek Falls (23 mi), Adams Falls (23 mi), Murray Reynolds Falls (23 mi), Sheldon Reynolds Falls (23 mi), B Reynolds Falls (23 mi), R B Ricketts Falls (23 mi), Harrison Wright Falls (23 mi), Shawnee Falls (23 mi), Wyandot Falls (23 mi), Huron Falls (23 mi), F L Ricketts Falls (23 mi), Ozone Falls (23 mi), Onondaga Falls (23 mi), Eric Falls (23 mi), Erie Falls (23 mi), Tuscarora Falls (23 mi), Conestoga Falls (23 mi), Mohican Falls (23 mi), Delaware Falls (23 mi), Seneca Falls (23 mi), Ganoga Falls (23 mi), Cayuga Falls (24 mi), Ganaga Falls (24 mi), Mohawk Falls (24 mi), Oneida Falls (24 mi), Twin Falls (27 mi), Lewis Falls (28 mi), Tomhicken Falls (29 mi)
Nearby Towns With Waterfalls
Waterfalls Near Hudson: FAQs
How many waterfalls are near Hudson, PA?
35 named waterfalls lie within 30 miles of Hudson: 1 within 10 miles, 4 10 to 20 miles, 30 20 to 30 miles. Distances are straight-line from the town center.
What is the closest waterfall to Hudson?
Whirlpool Canyon Falls in Luzerne County is the closest, about 3.1 miles southeast of Hudson.
What is the best-rated waterfall near Hudson?
Adams Falls has the highest Google rating among nearby falls with at least 10 reviews: 4.8 stars from 13 Google reviews. The most reviewed is Hawk Falls.
Which counties are the waterfalls near Hudson in?
Luzerne County (25), Sullivan County (4), Carbon County (2), Wyoming County (1), and Lackawanna County (1).
How does Hudson compare with other Pennsylvania towns?
Hudson ranks 4th of the 38 Pennsylvania towns in our directory for the number of waterfalls within 30 miles.