Dingmans Creek Trail

Dingmans Creek Trail is an adventure from the walking bridge over Dingmans Creek to the wooden and Trex™ walkways and rustic benches along the way. This trail is a great place to get away, under a canopy of hemlock and hardwood trees. There are benches at multiple locations along the trail where you can sit and enjoy nature.

Dingmans Creek Trail is a 1/2 mile trail along Dingmans Falls. It is made of smooth boardwalk paths. It meanders gently through a pristine hemlock ravine. Almost immediately after starting the trail, Silverthread Falls gracefully drops 80 feet in a thin ribbon of water through a narrow geometric chute. The boardwalk winds through dense rhododendron shrubs, past tall hemlock with dense canopy, and the sound of a powerful waterfall just around the corner.

There are plenty of handholds along most of the walkway, particularly at places where the walkway is slightly elevated. Use caution on any wet walkway surfaces.

The Dingmans Creek Trail is one of the most popular sites within the park. That popularity means more people and fewer places to park, usually. Arrive early to get parking and to avoid any crowds.

The boardwalk ends at the base of Dingmans Falls, the second-highest waterfall in Pennsylvania. The final tenth of a mile is a staircase that leads to a birds-eye view from the upper falls.

The Dingmans Falls Visitor Center serves as the trailhead. The trailhead is located next to the bathrooms in the Visitor Center parking lot at the end of Dingmans Falls Road.