Waldböckelheim is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.

Waldböckelheim is located north of the Nahe in the Rhenish Massif.

In the castle Böckelheim was Emperor Henry IV prisoner of his son in December 1105.

After changing ownership several times, it belonged more than 300 years to the Electorate of the Palatinate.

In Waldböckelheim there are two kindergartens, one primary, a Regionale Schule and a voluntary fire brigade.