Fall Creek Falls State Park
Fall Creek Falls State Resort Park is a state park in Van Buren and Bledsoe counties, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The over 30,638-acre park is centered on the upper Cane Creek Gorge, an area known for its unique geological formations and scenic waterfalls.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: natural area in Middle Tennessee with notable waterfall
- Also known as: “Falls Creek Falls State Park” and “Falls Creek Falls State Park and Forest”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cane Creek Cascades and Coon Creek Falls.
Cane Creek Cascades
Waterfall
Photo: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cane Creek Cascades is a 45 feet cascade located along Cane Creek, just above Cane Creek Falls. The falls are located near Spencer, Tennessee, in Fall Creek Falls State Park.
Coon Creek Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coon Creek Falls, is a 250 feet plunge waterfall which shares a plunge pool with Fall Creek Falls. The falls are not always present, depending on the amount of precipitation in the area.
Fall Creek Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fall Creek Falls is a 256-foot tall sheer-drop waterfall located in Fall Creek Falls State Park near Spencer, Tennessee. It is the tallest waterfall of such kind east of the Mississippi River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Crest.
Mount Crest
Hamlet
Mount Crest is an unincorporated community in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. It lies along State Route 30 northwest of the city of Pikeville, the county seat of Bledsoe County. Mount Crest is situated 6 miles east of Fall Creek Falls State Park.
Fall Creek Falls State Park
- Categories: Tennessee state park, waterfall, and recreation area
- Location: Van Buren, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.65618° or 35° 39′ 22″ northLongitude
-85.34136° or 85° 20′ 29″ westElevation
1,729 feet (527 metres)Open location code
867PMM45+FFOpenStreetMap ID
node 356801553OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Fall Creek Falls State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fall Creek Falls State Park”
- French: “parc d’État de Fall Creek Falls”
- French: “Parc d’État de Fall Creek Falls”
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Highlights include George’s Hole and George’s Hole.
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