Waterfall · Walpack Township, Sussex County
Buttermilk Falls
New Jersey's tallest waterfall, according to the National Park Service: a long, foaming cascade down the Kittatinny Ridge beside a gravel road in the Delaware Water Gap, with a steep trail climbing alongside.
What you will find
- Hiking trails
- Waterfall
- Scenic views
Make a day of it
Nearby
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Silver Spray Falls
A slender waterfall hidden in a hemlock ravine off Mountain Road in the Delaware Water Gap, a short scramble from the road and close to Buttermilk Falls.
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Tillmans Ravine Natural Area
A cool, hemlock-shaded gorge in the southern corner of Stokes State Forest, where Tillman Brook tumbles over small falls and swirls through a rock pothole called the Teacup.
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Stokes State Forest
A big, quiet forest on the Kittatinny Ridge, with the Appalachian Trail, the lookout on Sunrise Mountain and the hemlock-shaded cascades of Tillman Ravine.
