George W Childs Park

Great if you love hiking. Picnic tables along the way and a paved trail. There are beautiful waterfalls and bridges. I took 100 children here and they loved it.
The trails aren’t too difficult or strenuous and they have many resting areas.

Childs park is a great place to hike with your kids, friends, family members or your significant other. Its definitely a romantic place. The 3 waterfalls are clean, refreshing and breathtaking. You can choose to swim in the icy cool waters on a hot day, or just laze around on Rocky yet flat surfaces.
There are some days of the week where it will feel like its just you and nature… although frequented on the weekends by many. So pack a lunch, picnic basket, two bottles of wine, a blanket and a back pack… And hike your way to this beautiful Pennsylvania waterfall.

I went in the spring. The lowest waterfall was robust! swimmming in it was like swimming in an endless pool, you could swim forever and not go anywhere due to the force of the water from the waterfall. That having been said, I have heard from friends, that they have picked up enforcement and are no longer allowing people to swim in the lower falls. Is this correct? Can someone let me know? I was thinking of going there this fall, but may go somewhere else if this is not allowed.
(I know they enforce no swimming in waterfall 1 and 2 because people were trying to cliff dive into them. But I thought they were allowing swimming at waterfall number 3 as long as it was on the down-​low.)
Anyhow, let me know what the status is? thanks. It’s a great park. A great swim! Lovely location.

Awesome place!
It’s an easy hike so you can bring your kids and lazy friends with you. They’ll be rewarded by 3 breathtaking waterfalls.
There are picnic tables at the entrance of the park.
Restrooms are clean.
Oh and I think it’s best to come here after a rainfall because a friend of ours went and the waterfalls wasn’t as robust as when we came and it rained 2 days prior. We had better looking waterfalls than theirs.

Amazing spot.
1) Three amazing waterfalls in a short walk.
2) There are tons of other parks around like Dingmans Falls and Raymondskill Falls.
3) Very touristy. Only down side.

Excellent hiking for small children or those with accessibility issues. Three outstanding waterfalls all within a 1.4 mile loop. Lots of stairs, so be warned. The area was teens by with wildlife, our kids especially enjoyed the large numbers of chipmunks. they even got to see a snake in the wild, so they were very excited.

Once part of the mill boom of this area then bought by George Childs with the intent to create a restorative natural destination for all.
Great history from early 1800’s till now and 3 different waterfalls to view — with very easy incredibly managed trails/​paths and also some off road passages where you can see people have made their way.
An excellent little tidbit about local history is learned from the signposts around the trails. FDR’s Conservation Corps put on work here so you also learn a bit about them
Swimming/​rock climbing discouraged/​not allowed.
A great hour or two outdoors

A nice park with a loop where you can view multiple waterfalls. The walk is sometimes rocky, but isn’t too difficult. The falls are beautiful. It was a warm summer day so there were a lot of people in the water and sitting at the bottom of the falls so pictures weren’t as nice as they could be.

The drive getting there is very nice passing cornfields on 209. We packed lunches, snacks and plenty of water to have there and there were a few picnic bench areas a little way into the trail. This park is extremely well kept and clean. They have porta potties in the parking lot before the trails start and they’re fairly clean for what they are w hand sanitizer. The walking trail is fairly easy but sneakers are recommended. The trails are close to the water w scenic stops to look down. There are signs that say no swimming but i think it’s more like swim at your own risk. The water was freezing but what a great experience! If you want to go into the water i recommend water shoes. It’s also free :)

Great place to bring young children or extended family. The picnic area is quite nice. A bit too touristy for my tastes. Watch for the cliff jumpers… the rangers go nuts when they see that. They always have their ticket pads at the ready.

A beautiful place for both a light hike and a picnic. The waterfalls are beautiful and the trails are easy.

excellent view of the falls. sometimes wooden platforms will get in the way of the picture. historical area around the park that are fun to visit. the price is right.

Its about time they re-​opened this place. The last time I came to this park was 3 years ago just before they closed the park. They really did a great job restoring this park its totally a great place to go if you want to hike without really hiking. The trails are paved really nicely and clearly. You can find the water falls easily just follow the signs. The stairs make climbing up and down hills much easier and everyone literally can enjoy this park. They did reconfigure the park a little by removing and changed some of the trails. Its a great place to spend a day or weekend to get out of the city.

Yep this place is great you can easily bring the kids. Easy walk well laid out, free, beautiful views, very nice waterfalls and close to nature. Very nice enjoyed it

Visited after the reopening. Worth the trip. From anywhere. Not lying. Not exaggerating. In fact, I’d prefer you not visit and get your kooties all over the place. It is really special. My review is as follows: If you don’t know, you don’t deserve to know. Stay away. You are not worthy.

I have been here before and after the restoration now. They basically re-​did the walkways and bridges… everything looks more modern and resembles a tourist attraction. This is just my opinion, but I really liked the natural look the park used to have…
My biggest fear was that they would make it very hard to swim or go in the water… this is not true. There is a lot more fencing (with sort of a mesh), but there are ways in and no one really seemed to care. (Kids were jumping off the cliffs, people were swimming etc…)
Overall, I do recommend you check this park out if you’ve never been. I just wanted to provide some feedback on the restoration.

YAY! Reopening on Thursday after being closed for a lonnnnggggg time. New everything — handicapped accessible now too :-) 3 waterfalls — loads of hiking and walkways — wonderful place to visit! I marked it as good for kids but if you have little ones — keep ‘em close, not too close to the waterfalls.

One of my favorate waterfall places!

This is one of my favorite spots in the world. It is beautiful, constantly changing with the seasons, safe and accessible.
They have a wonderful trail that is easy for wheelchairs or people with walkers (like me) to use. I get exercise, and can easily see all the beautiful sections of the forest and two different waterfalls.
The only negative is that the new bathrooms are stinky, but I guess that goes along with the new «green» plans of no plumbing!

This place is kind of hard to find because there is no office here or official website. It’s on Silver Lake Rd near Dingman’s Ferry. This is the first time I have considered not posting something on Unilocal because I honestly don’t want anyone to read it, this is one the most beautiful place I have ever been to. There are a number of gorgeous waterfalls (perfect for photographing and despite the signs saying no swimming, there is swimming going on). There are also a good deal of picnic tables and places to just hang out. They have a small parking lot and bathroom in the entrance. I found this place on
but this really isn’t a good place to hike, it does however have a really nice maintained path around the park (about a mile and a half i think) which includes a lot of wooden stairs and railings which oddly doesn’t detract from the outdoorsy beauty of the place as one might think it would. This place is so awesome in fact I came back a week later and plan many more visits in the future (its about 75miles or 1hr 45min from NYC)
P. S. Don’t spread the word on this one…