The third and final place where I did some exploring was Raymondskill Falls, along Raymondskill Creek within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. This falls is reached from either of two parking lots along Raymondskill Road, which intersects with U.S. Route 209. There is no admission price, so you can just park your car and take a hike. A trail forming a loop of about three tenths of a mile takes you to the top of the falls. As with Bushkill Falls, there's a pool just upstream, as seen here.
I took a shot from the top of the falls looking down.
The trail leads to the bottom of the falls and goes past this cave.
Here's a shot from the bottom.
Downstream from Raymondskill Falls is another waterfall along the same creek, which is on the right in this last picture. The waterfall on the left is part of a tributary stream.
Once again, I had to ascend after descending, but fortunately the distance was relatively short. To learn more about Raymondskill Falls, which is the tallest in Pennsylvania, go to the website of the National Park Service, Pocono Mountains, Hike Pennsylvania with Jeff Mitchell and PABucketlist.
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