Sugar Run Falls
About
Sugar Run Falls is a waterfall in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, inside Ohiopyle State Park. It sits at about 1,156 feet, roughly 3 miles from the town of Ohiopyle. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 77°F, with July the warmest month at about 84°F. The Sugar Run Trail starts just 0.4 miles away, and the River's End climbing area is about 0.6 miles off. The Mitchell Trail and Burd Loop Trail are both within a mile. For an overnight stay, Kentuck Campground is about 1.5 miles away.
Waterfall Facts
Elevation
1,156 ft
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Sugar Run Falls
Pennsylvania
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 64–84°F and lows of 38–62°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Connellsville 2 Ssw, PA weather station, 8.4 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan38° high21° low5 days with snow
- Feb42° high21° low4 days with snow
- Mar51° high28° low2 days with snow
- Apr64° high38° low
- May73° high49° low
- Jun80° high58° low
- Jul84° high62° low
- Aug83° high61° low
- Sep77° high54° low
- Oct66° high42° low
- Nov53° high32° low1 days with snow
- Dec43° high26° low3 days with snow
Where it is
- Ohiopyle State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania · 2.9 mi
Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
Sugar Run TrailHikingPhoto: daveynin, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.4 mi- River's EndRock climbing0.6 mi
- Mitchell TrailHiking0.8 mi
- Burd Loop TrailCross-country skiing0.8 mi
- School House CragRock climbing0.9 mi
- Maple WallRock climbing1.2 mi
- Kentuck CampgroundCamping1.5 mi
- Outflow CampingPier fishing9.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Sugar Run Falls
Best months: August–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
38° / 21°
17 wet · 5 snow
Feb
42° / 21°
15 wet · 4 snow
Mar
51° / 28°
15 wet · 2 snow
Apr
64° / 38°
16 wet
May
73° / 49°
16 wet
Jun
80° / 58°
14 wet
Jul
84° / 62°
13 wet
Aug
83° / 61°
12 wet
Sep
77° / 54°
12 wet
Oct
66° / 42°
14 wet
Nov
53° / 32°
14 wet · 1 snow
Dec
43° / 26°
17 wet · 3 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Connellsville 2 Ssw, PA, 8.4 mi away at 900 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
