Pennsylvania
Purgatory Falls
33 mi from Pittsburgh · ~55 min drive
30ft tall
≈ 9 m
≈ 9 m
Purgatory Falls is a named waterfall in Pennsylvania — a smaller 30-foot cascade, about 33 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Full visit details below.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Nearest city
- Pittsburgh, PA · 33 mi · ~55 min drive
- Height
- 30 ft (9 m)
- Coordinates
- 40.7083°, -80.5174°
Visiting Purgatory Falls
The exact location is at 40.7083°, -80.5174° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.
If you've visited Purgatory Falls and have current notes (parking situation, dog policy, seasonality, kid-friendliness), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn more.
Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Pittsburgh, PA — 33 miles away (~55 min drive).
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Other waterfalls within 30 miles
Fredericktown Falls
1 miles from Purgatory Falls
Stewarts Falls
1 miles from Purgatory Falls
Lower Sheepskin Hollow Falls
3 miles from Purgatory Falls · 15 ft
Upper Sheepskin Hollow Falls
3 miles from Purgatory Falls · 15 ft
Homewood Falls
12 miles from Purgatory Falls · 30 ft
Frankfort Mineral Springs
15 miles from Purgatory Falls
Sources
Location and tag data for Purgatory Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) . We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.