Hinulugang Taktak Falls

Hinulugang Taktak Falls is a 21-meter waterfall located in Barangay Dela Paz, Antipolo City, Rizal, Philippines. Designated as a National Park in 1952 and later as a Protected Landscape, it is managed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Rizal Provincial Government. The falls is a historic recreation area near Manila, featuring a cascade into a basin surrounded by secondary forest, viewing decks, and picnic grounds, and is associated with a local legend about a bell.

Visitors can expect a developed nature park centered on a waterfall cascading about 21 meters into a shallow basin. The site includes paved walkways, stairways, hanging bridges, and elevated viewing decks overlooking the falls and surrounding forest. The park has picnic cottages, open grounds, a man-made swimming pool, and small food stalls. The area near the falls base is viewable from decks, with forested surroundings and the sound of falling water. It is a day-use park for sightseeing, photography, and picnics.

Hinulugang Taktak was declared a National Park through Proclamation No. 330 on July 18, 1952, covering 3.2 hectares, and later reclassified as a Protected Landscape under Proclamation No. 412 on November 17, 2000, covering 3.58 hectares. It has long served as a popular recreation area for residents of Manila and Rizal. A local legend associates the name with a large bell (taktak) said to have been thrown into the falls during the 16th century.

The falls is a well-known natural landmark of Antipolo City and Rizal Province, traditionally visited as a side trip by pilgrims to Antipolo Cathedral, especially during the May pilgrimage season. It holds local cultural value as a historic leisure destination and is linked to folklore about the bell that gives the falls its name.