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Dingmans Ferry
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| The George W. Childs Recreation Site is a former state
park that is the site of a number of
cascade
waterfalls along
Dingmans Creek. This picturesque park is a part of the Delaware Water gap National Recreational area and
includes expansive hemlock groves and cascading waterfalls along with a picnic
area, comfort facilities, and a short hiking trail along the falls.It is located in
Dingmans Ferry in
Delaware Township,
Pike County, Pennsylvania. The site is named for George
W. Childs a noted philanthropist, whose widow deeded the land to the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1912. The site contains
three main waterfalls:
Factory Falls,
Fulmer Falls and
Deer Leap Falls and is a few miles upstream from
Dingmans Falls and
Silverthread Falls. The site is also host to the ruins of Joseph
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Deer Leap Falls
The Deer Leap Falls is the third waterfall located in the
George W. Childs Recreation Site, Pennsylvania, United
States. It is located downstream from the Factory Falls and
Fulmer Falls on the Dingmans Creek. It is a popular site for
hikers and tourists who want to avoid the more crowded
Dingmans Falls, a short hike downstream, or the commercial
Bushkill Falls, a very popular tourist attraction in the
Pocono Mountains area.
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Factory FallsThe Factory Falls is a waterfall located in
the George W. Childs Recreation Site in Dingmans
It
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the first of three falls within a few hundred yards; Factory,
Fulmer and Deer Leap Falls. |
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Fulmer Falls
The Fulmer Falls is the second waterfall located in the
George W. Childs Recreation Site in Dingmans Ferry, Pike
County, Pennsylvania. The falls are downstream from Factory
Falls and upstream from Deer Leap Falls on the Dingmans
Creek. At 17 meters (55 ft), it is the largest of the three
falls.
The falls can be reached at [show location on an interactive
map] 41°14′12.36″N, 74°54′55.62″W from Childs Park Road,
west of Lake Road (State Route 2004), 2.6 kilometers (1.6
mi) north of Pennsylvania Route 739.
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| Raymondskill
Falls is the tallest waterfall in the state,
and only 4 feet shorter than Niagara,
Raymondskill
Falls has always been a tourist attraction. The
100-footlong rectangular mound surrounded with
weeds near the turn off from US 209 is all that
remains of the former Hotel Schanno. To get to
the falls, exit the parking area to the right of
the restrooms, and walk down the gravel path and
stairs about 400 feet. There are two viewing
platforms: one near the head of the falls, and
one at a large step that divides the upper two
drops from the lower. Each divide in the falls
indicates a harder sandstone layer that
separates softer layers below. Adjacent to the
lower drop is a thin horsetail cascade exiting
from a ledge surrounded by rhododendron. This
cascade flows only during and after a good rain.
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| Dingmans Falls is the second
highest falls in the state, with a plunge of 130 feet. In heavy spring
runoff, there is no way to get to the end of the boardwalk
without getting drenched by spray. The boardwalk trail passes by
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| Silverthread Falls.
Whereas Dingmans Falls slides down a sandstone face,
Silverthread has sawed its way through a narrow fis- sure of the
same formation to reveal a cross section of the lower Pocono
Plateau, with its many twisted and folded rock layers. Carrying
much less water than Dingmans, Silverthread can be a trickle
most of the year. |
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photos
by Jason Burmeister |
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