The stream has been named one of the best places for hiking in Wyoming County and features waterfalls, cascades, cliffs, and boulders.

Red Brook begins on Dutch Mountain in Coalbed Swamp, in Forkston Township.

[4] The headwaters of the stream are located in Coalbed Swamp, which is part of a complex of wetlands at the summit of Dutch Mountain.

[3] Historical features in the vicinity of Red Brook include an old railroad grade and the remains of an old camp.

[5] Coalbed Swamp, which is in the watershed of Red Brook, is listed on the Wyoming County Natural Areas Inventory.

The rest of the area consists of a shrub swamp dominated by blueberry bushes, leatherleaf, and sedges.