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Explore Ten Waterfalls In a Day In This Tennessee Waterfall Road Trip

Posted on May 8, 2026 Written by Tracy Wimberly Leave a Comment

Rutledge Falls at the base

This waterfall day trip starts in Manchester, home to Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park. The park features three impressive waterfalls and a dam. The Old Stone Fort was built 1,500-2,000 years ago during the Middle Woodland Period. Originally it was thought to be a fort, however today the site is believed to be an… [Read More]

Filed Under: Day Trip Tagged With: Boardtree Falls, Greeter Falls, Machine Falls, Manchester, Manchester waterfalls, Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park, Rutledge Falls, Savage Gulf, Savage Gulf waterfall, Step Falls

Tullahoma Family Friendly Waterfall Day Trip

Posted on January 20, 2025 Written by Tracy Wimberly 2 Comments

Rutledge Falls at the base

Here’s a short family waterfall day trip to at least four waterfalls. The best time of the year to do this day trip is in the Spring to get the best water flow. Driving distance for this day trip is 20-30 minutes, depending on traffic. All of these waterfalls have extremely limited parking, so I’d… [Read More]

Filed Under: Day Trip, Waterfall Trips Tagged With: Ledford Mill, Machine Falls, Rutledge Falls, Tullahoma waterfall day trip, waterfall day trip, Wetumpka Falls

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