Option 2: If you’re coming from I-476, you’ll want to take exit 74 onto US-209. (This may turn into PA-4010 at some point in time.) Turn left onto PA-4014 (Rockport Road), and head to the end of the road, where you’ll find the parking area. After just a few miles, veer left onto PA-2055 (N Lehigh Gorge Drive). Option 1: If coming from I-80, take exit 273 and head south along PA-940. There are at least two ways to get to the falls, depending on the direction your arriving from: There are also Buttermilk Falls in New York, New Jersey, and Ohio!) (Oh, if you’re trying to find another Buttermilk Falls in Pennsylvania…it’s a very popular name for waterfalls in the region. There’s a Buttermilk Falls in Monroe County along the Delaware Water Gap. And even though there wasn’t an insane amount of water flowing, it seemed like just the right amount to create the wispy effect. The falls seem to drop to the left, and then veer to the right, almost as an optical illusion. (Apparently, it’s closer to 60′.) The two drops make the falls visually interesting. I am a very bad judge of height, but I expect this is about 40-50′ tall, with two visible drops. The other waterfall, Buttermilk Falls, is much more photogenic, and I found it to be much more interesting than I had expected. One of the falls, Luke’s Falls, is partially shrouded by shrubbery in summer. If you are in a rush, these two are the quicker visits. Instead of hiking much of the trail, I drove to a parking area which allowed very easy access to these two falls. A very enjoyable rail trail runs along the Lehigh River, and as you’re enjoying a stroll, you will come across these two falls. There are at least two waterfalls in the park, though they are about 15 miles driving distance from Glen Onoko. I had expected there would be, but I don’t remember if the main book I use had these falls… It might have required some additional searching. I had a chance to visit the area again in June 2013, and discovered that there were a number of other waterfalls in the park. I had limited amount of time before I needed to arrive back at PHL, so I chose a strenuous hike up Glen Onoko! It wasn’t nearly as awful as advertised, and saw a number of lovely waterfalls including Cave Falls and Onoko Falls. I first went in search of Pennsylvania waterfalls back in May 2009, and had a chance to visit Lehigh Gorge State Park.
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