Photo Galleries Plan Your Visit  Park Brochure Park Map, Trail Maps, Waterfall Map Events and Programs DirectionsFrom Nashville take I-40 East to Cookeville (82 miles). Turn right onto 111 South (exit 288). Park entrance is on the left on Highway 284 (40 miles from I-40 to the park). From Atlanta, take I-75 North to Chattanooga, take I-24 toward Nashville, take Hwy 27 North toward Dayton and follow Highway 111 North to the park entrance on the right. From Knoxville, take I-40 West to Crossville, Peavine Road, exit 322. Take a left off the exit, onto Hwy 101 South. At the 4-way stop, go straight on Hwy 392, through the first trafic light (at 127). Continue straight to the 2nd traffic light (Lantana Road, Hwy 101). Take a left turn onto Hwy 101 South, and travel approx. 30 minutes to a dead-end. Turn left (still on Hwy 101 South) and go approx. 4 miles to Hwy 30. Turn right on Hwy 30 West. Park entrance is approx. 5 miles on the left (at Hwy 284). Hours of OperationThe park is open 24 hours with the road leading to the falls being locked at dark. Park Information Accessibility Friends Group Notices |
The swimming pool at the inn, cabins, and group camp are accessible to persons with a disability.Fall
Creek Falls State Park
2009 Village Camp Road |
Pikeville, TN 37367
Office: 423-881-5298
Inn & Cabin Reservations: 1-800-250-8610
Inn & Cabin Local: 423-881-5241
Camping: 1-800-250-8611
Volunteer Day - July 13
Every 2nd Saturday is Volunteer Day except in September and December. Activities are physical and vary from month to month. Meet park staff and the friends group at the Nature Center at 9 a.m. CT. Wear sturdy shoes and clothing that is appropriate for the weather forecasted. Bring water and work gloves. For more information on the specifics of the work days and to RSVP, contact Roland Creekmore at 931-946-7955 or dustylynn@blomand.net. Snacks and lunch are provided so a head count is necessary. More events.
Fall Creek Falls Renovation Survey
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Campsites
Inn
NEW - Campsite Reservation System
Online reservations for campsites are now available. This service will offer visitors more ease and convenience when it comes to their park stay.
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A paradise of more than 20,000 acres sprawled across the eastern top of the rugged Cumberland Plateau, Fall Creek Falls State Park is one of the most scenic and spectacular outdoor recreation areas in America. Laced with cascades, gorges, waterfalls, streams, and lush stands of virgin hardwood timber, the park beckons those who enjoy nature at her finest. While Fall Creek Falls, at 256 feet, is the highest waterfall in the eastern United States, other waterfalls in the park are Piney and Cane Creek Falls and Cane Creek Cascades.
The oak and hickory forest that covers most of the park gives way to tulip poplar and hemlock forest in the gorges. The plants and animals of the moist, protected gorges are not unlike the species found in southern Canada. Mountain laurel and rhododendron are abundant throughout the park, as are other plants and animals.
With its many amenities and panoramic natural setting, it is little wonder that Southern Living magazine readers voted Fall Creek Falls the best state park in the Southeastern United States.
The park is located in Bledsoe and Van Buren counties, 11 miles east of Spencer and 18 miles west of Pikeville. It may be entered from Highway 111 or Highway 30.
Conference Center and Meeting Rooms
Fall
Creek Falls Inn & Conference Center offers over 5000 square feet
of meeting/banquet space in five conference rooms, which will
accommodate up to 400 people. The Cascade Room opens onto a large
patio and is perfect for receptions, cookouts, and parties. Banquet
and catering services are available. Equipment:
Overhead projector, microphones, mic stands, screen, sound system, marker boards, phone, podium, lavaliere mics, markers, internet connection, TV and VCR, slide projectors.
Listed below are printable .pdf views of conference facility setups and the overall floorplan:
| Conference
Room A Conference Room B Conference Room C Piney Room |
Cascade
Room Conference Center Floorplan Dimensions & Capacities |
TN State Parks Banquet Menu Guide
Fall
Creek Falls Restaurant seats 220 and serves southern style buffet
cuisine daily. Check out our weekend buffet menus and our Beverage & Appetizer menu, which now includes beer.Box lunches and catering is available for breaks, banquets, or cookouts throughout the park. For more info, check out our banquet menu guide.
Fall
Creek Falls State Park offers a variety of accommodation options.
The park has 228 campsites in three different areas, two group
camps (one accommodating 100, the other accomodating 150), two
group lodges, 30 cabins and villas and a 145-guest room Park Inn.Click a link below for photos and more information on that lodging option.
| Cabins Camping |
Group
Camp Group Lodge |
Inn |
There's
a lot to do and see at Fall Creek Falls State Park! Enjoy a meal
al fresco at one of our picnic areas, or reserve a picnic pavilion
for your family reunion or company picnic. Hit the links at our
Par 72, 18-hole golf course, or hike some of the 34-miles of trails
at the park. Have a valid TN fishing license? Fish the 345-acre
Fall Creek Falls Lake, home of two state-record catches. Up for
a swim? The park offers an Olympic-sized swimming pool and a wading
pool.Our annual events are also popular activities. The second weekend in April brings the Annual Wildflower Pilgrimage, while the weekend after Labor Day ushers in the Mountaineer Folk Festival. Whatever your interests, we're sure to have something that appeals to you.
Click a link below for photos and more information on that activity.
| Boating Events and Programs Fishing |
Golfing Hiking Horseback Riding |
Picnic
Facilities Playgrounds/Sports Fields Swimming |