Deer Leap Falls
Pennsylvania · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15
Today at Deer Leap Falls: partly cloudy, 64°F.
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Sunrise 5:35 AM · Sunset 8:33 PM · 14h 58m
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Deer Leap Falls is a waterfall in Pike County, Pennsylvania. Height has not been officially recorded. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Deer Leap Falls sits in Pike County, Pennsylvania. The base sits at roughly 909 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 1 minutes from Birchwood Lakes. A trail — Childs Park Trails — runs within 10 meters of the marked location. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
There are many waterfalls in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, a national recreation area managed by the National Park Service in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Leap Falls (this page) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fulmer Falls | 0 mi | 55 ft | — | — | — |
| Factory Falls | 0 mi | 92 ft | — | — | — |
| Dingmans Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Silverthread Falls | 2 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Lower Indian Ladder Falls | 3 mi | — | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about Deer Leap Falls
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How far is Deer Leap Falls from a major city?
Deer Leap Falls is 1 miles from Birchwood Lakes (about 1 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
41.2361, -74.9152
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_waterfalls_in_the_Delaware_Water_Gap
Wikidata (Q5250788)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5250788
GeoNames (5186619)
https://www.geonames.org/5186619/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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