Maryland
Upper Swallow Falls
72 mi from Pittsburgh · ~2.1 hr drive
16ft tall
≈ 5 m
≈ 5 m
Upper Swallow Falls is a named waterfall in Maryland — a smaller 16-foot cascade, about 72 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Full visit details below.
- State
- Maryland
- Nearest city
- Pittsburgh, PA · 72 mi · ~2.1 hr drive
- Height
- 16 ft (5 m)
- Coordinates
- 39.4961°, -79.4173°
Visiting Upper Swallow Falls
The exact location is at 39.4961°, -79.4173° — 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 Upper Swallow 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 — 72 miles away (~2.1 hr drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Upper Swallow 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.