Seneca Falls (Upper Seneca Creek Falls) is a roughly 30-foot cascade deep in the Spruce Knob-Seneca Creek Backcountry of the Monongahela National Forest, reached via the Seneca Creek Trail. The hike is long and remote, commonly about 10 miles or more round trip from the FR 112 trailhead.
Its 30 ft drop is taller than about 24% of the 775 waterfalls we track.
The falls are fed by Seneca Creek. It lies in Pendleton, West Virginia. The site is on public land managed by U.S. Forest Service (Monongahela National Forest).
This is a backcountry waterfall: a remote, long, or permit-required trek for prepared visitors. This one is deep enough in that you should plan for a full backcountry trip — map, water, and a margin of daylight. The walk to the main viewpoint runs about 10.1 miles round trip. The nearest town is Riverton.
When to go: spring. Flow usually peaks after snowmelt and heavy rain and tapers through late summer — a quick look at recent streamflow and the managing agency's conditions page can save a wasted trip.
