This blog was going to originally be an On This Day Blog because this past weekend a year ago I made my first visit to Fall Creek Falls State Park. The 2019 Spring Tennessee Chapter Meeting of the Sierra Club took place here and it was my first time here. You could call it the Waterfall Park of Tennessee as it has seven large cascades. Now it is the rechristened Waterfalls of Appalachia (since the Blue Ridge just doesn't cover it)
The namesake falls, Fall Creek (256 feet) and its smaller sibling Coon Creek (250 feet) are accessible with a short hike down to an overlook of these plunge cascades. However, if you want a closer look there is a trail to the left that leads down a half-mile to the base of the falls. Since you are dropping into Cane Creek Gorge it is a steep climb down, but mostly with stairs. You will pass an impressive rock wall and house on the way to a viewpoint of the falls. Now if you are adventurous you can climb down to an up-close view.
You can get a look at three waterfalls just around the Betty Nunn Nature Center. You can go down to an overlook that gives views of Cane Creek and Rockhouse Falls. There is a trail to the base, the Cable Trail, but I didn't go down it because of the weather. But I did take the Gorge Overlook Trail for another good look at Cane Creek Falls. Off the trail, you can take another boardwalk down to a view of 40-foot, Cane Creek Cascade, but there is also a view from the footbridge on the Woodland Trail.
The last falls are at the end of Scenic Loop Road. Starting from the nature center one will pass the overlook for Fall Creek Falls then Millikan's Overlook, Buzzard Roost where you will also find Hidden Cascade. Finally, you will arrive at the 95-foot Piney Falls. It is a short hike to two different overlooks to the falls Ranger Randy calls his favorite. One last spot is a manmade falls, George Hole. So, if you want cascades there is no better place for Waterfalls of Appalachia.
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