Fall Creek Falls — Tennessee's Tallest Plunge

At 256 feet, Fall Creek Falls is the highest waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States — a thundering free-fall plunge into a sandstone gorge on the Cumberland Plateau that anchors one of Tennessee's most dramatic and beloved state parks. This full-day hike explores the gorge from every angle: the perilous Cable Trail descent to the pool below the main falls, the sweeping Cane Creek Cascades and Cane Creek Falls nearby, and the swinging suspension bridge across the gorge. The park's 34,000 acres and 34 miles of trails reward those who go beyond the main overlook, where the full scale of the limestone-and-sandstone plateau and its plunging waterfalls comes into view.