Updated July 2026
Choke Creek Falls
Choke Creek Falls is a roughly 20-foot waterfall spread over two drops on Choke Creek in Pinchot State Forest, also popular as a summer swimming hole. A nearly flat 1.4-mile round-trip trail reaches the falls.
Before you go
Waterfalls are hazardous by nature — wet rock, cold water, and unstable edges — and flow varies enormously with season and recent rain. Trail figures here describe the route as documented, not conditions today. Check PA DCNR (Pinchot State Forest) for closures and current conditions, and confirm land status before setting out.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Choke Creek Falls drops about 20 feet. That makes it the 606th-tallest documented waterfall in this inventory, taller than roughly 12% of the falls listed here. Height comes from published land-manager and survey records, not from our own measurement.
The Choke Creek Falls Trail reaches it about 1.4 miles (out-and-back), rated easy. The nearest town is Thornhurst. That describes the route as documented, not conditions on the day — check with PA DCNR (Pinchot State Forest) for closures and current conditions.
Spring and summer. Waterfall flow swings enormously with snowmelt and recent rain, so a fall that roars in spring can be a trickle by late summer.
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