Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Buttermilk Falls Trail

1.5 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,100 ft of climbing · 431 ft–1,551 ft · earth surface · hiking

Waterfalls

431 ft 1,159 ft · 1.0 mi high 1,163 ft

Along the way Buttermilk Falls

Trailhead Buttermilk Falls Trail 420 ft Drive there

On the parks map

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.