Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Waterfalls Near Parkside, PA
Parkside has 35 named waterfalls within 30 miles, 12 of them inside 10 miles. Paradise Falls is the closest at 0.9 miles to the northwest. Dingmans Falls earns the best visitor rating nearby (4.8 stars from 619 Google reviews). The list includes falls across the line in New Jersey.
Distances are straight-line from the town center. Driving routes are longer.
Best Waterfalls Near Parkside at a Glance
30 Waterfalls Near Parkside, Ranked by Distance
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Paradise Falls
Paradise Falls is the closest named waterfall to Parkside, 0.9 miles to the northwest in Monroe County. It ranks 9th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside.
- Rating
- 2.4 (27 Google reviews)
- Address
- Paradise Township, PA 18326
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Clarke Falls
Clarke Falls lies 3.6 miles southeast of Parkside in Monroe County, number 2 of 30 by distance. It ranks 21st for review count among waterfalls near Parkside.
- Rating
- 2.7 (3 Google reviews)
- Address
- Stroud Township, PA 18301
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Lee Falls
Lee Falls lies 3.6 miles southeast of Parkside in Monroe County, number 3 of 30 by distance. It ranks 18th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside.
- Rating
- 2.6 (5 Google reviews)
- Address
- Stroud Township, PA 18301
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Spruce Cabin Falls
Spruce Cabin Falls lies 5.4 miles north of Parkside in Monroe County, number 4 of 30 by distance. It ranks 22nd for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. Its own nearest town is Mountainhome.
- Rating
- 1.0 (3 Google reviews)
- Address
- Barrett Township, PA 18325
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Buck Hill Falls
Buck Hill Falls lies 6.5 miles north of Parkside in Monroe County, number 5 of 30 by distance. It ranks 15th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. Its own nearest town is Mountainhome.
- Rating
- 3.4 (14 Google reviews)
- Address
- Barrett Township, PA 18326
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Marshall Falls
Marshall Falls lies 6.8 miles southeast of Parkside in Monroe County, number 6 of 30 by distance. It ranks 5th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. Its own nearest town is East Stroudsburg.
- Rating
- 4.5 (50 Google reviews)
- Address
- Middle Smithfield Township, PA 18302
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Marshalls Falls
Marshalls Falls lies 6.8 miles southeast of Parkside in Monroe County, number 7 of 30 by distance. It ranks 4th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. Its own nearest town is East Stroudsburg.
- Rating
- 4.1 (118 Google reviews)
- Address
- Middle Smithfield Township, PA 18302
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Snow Hill Falls
Snow Hill Falls lies 7.0 miles northeast of Parkside in Pike County, number 8 of 30 by distance. It ranks 24th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. Its own nearest town is Saw Creek.
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 Google reviews)
- Address
- Porter Township, PA 18302
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Twin Falls
Twin Falls lies 8.1 miles southeast of Parkside in Monroe County, number 9 of 30 by distance. Its own nearest town is East Stroudsburg.
- Address
- Monroe County, PA (GPS 41.0315, -75.1260)
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Leavitt Falls
Leavitt Falls lies 8.4 miles north of Parkside in Monroe County, number 10 of 30 by distance. It ranks 25th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. Its own nearest town is Mountainhome.
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 Google reviews)
- Address
- Barrett Township, PA 18325
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Buttermilk Falls
Buttermilk Falls lies 8.8 miles southeast of Parkside in Monroe County, number 11 of 30 by distance. Its own nearest town is East Stroudsburg.
- Address
- Monroe County, PA (GPS 41.0098, -75.1321)
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High Falls
High Falls lies 9.4 miles northeast of Parkside in Monroe County, number 12 of 30 by distance. Its own nearest town is Mountainhome.
- Address
- Price Township, PA 18325
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Indian Ladder Falls
Indian Ladder Falls lies 10 miles north of Parkside in Monroe County, number 13 of 30 by distance. It ranks 8th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. Its own nearest town is Mountainhome.
- Rating
- 4.1 (41 Google reviews)
- Address
- Barrett Township, PA 18426
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Winona Falls
Winona Falls lies 11 miles east of Parkside in Pike County, number 14 of 30 by distance. It ranks 16th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. Its own nearest town is Saw Creek.
- Rating
- 3.4 (11 Google reviews)
- Address
- Saw Creek, PA 18324
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Bushkill Falls
Bushkill Falls lies 12 miles east of Parkside in Pike County, number 15 of 30 by distance. It draws more Google reviews than any other waterfall near Parkside. Forested, privately owned park with 8 waterfalls & 2 miles' worth of picturesque hiking trails.
- Rating
- 4.5 (1,478 Google reviews)
- Address
- Lehman Township, PA 18324
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Little Falls
Little Falls lies 15 miles north of Parkside in Pike County, number 16 of 30 by distance. It ranks 23rd for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. Its own nearest town is Mountainhome.
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 Google reviews)
- Address
- Greene Township, PA 18426
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Bass Lake Falls
Bass Lake Falls lies 16 miles east of Parkside in Warren County, number 17 of 30 by distance. It ranks 19th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. Its own nearest town is Hardwick.
- Rating
- 3.0 (4 Google reviews)
- Address
- Hardwick Township, NJ 07825
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Tobyhanna Falls
Tobyhanna Falls lies 18 miles west of Parkside in Monroe County, number 18 of 30 by distance. It ranks 10th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. Its own nearest town is Towamensing Trails.
- Rating
- 3.3 (22 Google reviews)
- Address
- Tobyhanna Township, PA 18610
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Great Falls of the Lehigh
Great Falls of the Lehigh lies 20 miles west of Parkside in Luzerne County, number 19 of 30 by distance. It ranks 13th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. Its own nearest town is Towamensing Trails.
- Rating
- 2.9 (17 Google reviews)
- Address
- Tobyhanna Township, PA 18610
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Deer Leap Falls
Deer Leap Falls lies 20 miles northeast of Parkside in Pike County, number 20 of 30 by distance. It ranks 12th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. Downstream waterfall along a creek in a recreation spot & hiking area overlooked by a bridge.
- Rating
- 3.7 (19 Google reviews)
- Address
- Delaware Township, PA 18328
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Factory Falls
Factory Falls lies 20 miles northeast of Parkside in Pike County, number 21 of 30 by distance. It ranks 17th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. Its own nearest town is Birchwood Lakes.
- Rating
- 4.0 (11 Google reviews)
- Address
- Delaware Township, PA 18328
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Fulmer Falls
Fulmer Falls lies 20 miles northeast of Parkside in Pike County, number 22 of 30 by distance. It ranks 11th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. Scenic waterfall accessible by hiking trail, the largest of 3 in the vicinity at 56 ft. high.
- Rating
- 4.5 (21 Google reviews)
- Address
- Delaware Township, PA 18328
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Dingmans Falls
Dingmans Falls lies 21 miles northeast of Parkside in Pike County, number 23 of 30 by distance. It ranks 2nd for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. A hiking trail with boardwalks leads to a platform for views of this scenic waterfall in the woods.
- Rating
- 4.8 (619 Google reviews)
- Address
- Delaware Township, PA 18328
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Tillman Falls
Tillman Falls lies 21 miles east of Parkside in Sussex County, number 24 of 30 by distance. It ranks 14th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. Its own nearest town is Crandon Lakes.
- Rating
- 3.6 (16 Google reviews)
- Address
- Walpack Township, NJ 07851
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Silverthread Falls
Silverthread Falls lies 21 miles northeast of Parkside in Pike County, number 25 of 30 by distance. It ranks 6th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. This picturesque, 80-ft-tall waterfall can be viewed from a lookout reached via an accessible trail.
- Rating
- 4.7 (50 Google reviews)
- Address
- Delaware Township, PA 18328
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Hawk Falls
Hawk Falls lies 21 miles west of Parkside in Carbon County, number 26 of 30 by distance. It ranks 3rd for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. 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
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Foul Rift Falls
Foul Rift Falls lies 22 miles south of Parkside in Warren County, number 27 of 30 by distance. It ranks 20th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. Its own nearest town is Belvidere.
- Rating
- 3.0 (4 Google reviews)
- Address
- White, NJ 07823
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High Falls
High Falls lies 22 miles north of Parkside in Pike County, number 28 of 30 by distance. It ranks 26th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. Its own nearest town is Hemlock Farms.
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 Google reviews)
- Address
- Blooming Grove Township, PA 18428
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Ridgeway Falls
Ridgeway Falls lies 24 miles north of Parkside in Pike County, number 29 of 30 by distance. It ranks 27th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. Its own nearest town is Hawley.
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 Google reviews)
- Address
- Lackawaxen Township, PA 18428
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Shohola Falls
Shohola Falls lies 25 miles northeast of Parkside in Pike County, number 30 of 30 by distance. It ranks 7th for review count among waterfalls near Parkside. Its own nearest town is Sunrise Lake.
- Rating
- 4.6 (45 Google reviews)
- Address
- Shohola Township, PA 18458
Where the Waterfalls Are
Parkside sits in or near the Poconos and the Delaware Water Gap area of Pennsylvania. Tributaries of the Delaware River drop off the Pocono Plateau in a series of short, steep ravines. Within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Dingmans Falls, described as 130 feet high, and nearby Silverthread Falls are reached by a boardwalk trail, and Raymondskill Falls descends in three tiers near Milford. Bushkill Falls, the state's most reviewed waterfall, is a privately owned park with eight falls and a network of trails and bridges. Around East Stroudsburg and Mountainhome, Monroe County adds more, while Hawk Falls in Hickory Run State Park in Carbon County is reached on a short forest trail. Read the Pennsylvania waterfall guide.
By direction from Parkside: 10 to the northeast, 8 to the north, 6 to the southeast, 4 to the east, 4 to the west, 2 to the northwest, and 1 to the south. They are spread across Pike County (14), Monroe County (13), Warren County (2), Carbon County (2), Luzerne County (1), and Sussex County (1). The average distance is 15.7 miles.
By Distance
Within 10 miles of Parkside
Paradise Falls (0.9 mi), Clarke Falls (3.6 mi), Lee Falls (3.6 mi), Spruce Cabin Falls (5.4 mi), Buck Hill Falls (6.5 mi), Marshall Falls (6.8 mi), Marshalls Falls (6.8 mi), Snow Hill Falls (7.0 mi), Twin Falls (8.1 mi), Leavitt Falls (8.4 mi), Buttermilk Falls (8.8 mi), High Falls (9.4 mi)
10 to 20 miles of Parkside
Indian Ladder Falls (10 mi), Winona Falls (11 mi), Bushkill Falls (12 mi), Little Falls (15 mi), Bass Lake Falls (16 mi), Tobyhanna Falls (18 mi), Great Falls of the Lehigh (20 mi), Deer Leap Falls (20 mi), Factory Falls (20 mi), Fulmer Falls (20 mi)
20 to 30 miles of Parkside
Dingmans Falls (21 mi), Tillman Falls (21 mi), Silverthread Falls (21 mi), Hawk Falls (21 mi), Foul Rift Falls (22 mi), High Falls (22 mi), Ridgeway Falls (24 mi), Shohola Falls (25 mi), Raymondskill Falls (25 mi), Pinchot Falls (27 mi), Wangum Falls (27 mi), Luke's Falls (28 mi), Nay Aug Falls (29 mi)
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Waterfalls Near Parkside: FAQs
How many waterfalls are near Parkside, PA?
35 named waterfalls lie within 30 miles of Parkside: 12 within 10 miles, 10 10 to 20 miles, 13 20 to 30 miles. Distances are straight-line from the town center.
What is the closest waterfall to Parkside?
Paradise Falls in Monroe County is the closest, about 0.9 miles northwest of Parkside.
What is the best-rated waterfall near Parkside?
Dingmans Falls has the highest Google rating among nearby falls with at least 10 reviews: 4.8 stars from 619 Google reviews. The most reviewed is Bushkill Falls.
Which counties are the waterfalls near Parkside in?
Pike County (14), Monroe County (13), Warren County (2), Carbon County (2), and Luzerne County (1).
How does Parkside compare with other Pennsylvania towns?
Parkside ranks 3rd of the 38 Pennsylvania towns in our directory for the number of waterfalls within 30 miles.