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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

Easy Southeast Tennessee Waterfall Hikes

Posted on June 19, 2024 Written by Tracy Wimberly 2 Comments

Top of Bald River Falls

Looking for easy waterfall hikes in Tennessee? Well, you’ve come to the right place! We’ll be including easy, roadside and wheelchair accessible trails and even break them down into areas to make finding waterfalls in your area a piece of cake. Given the size of Tennessee, we’ve broken all our our Easy waterfall hikes into… [Read More]

Filed Under: Hiking Tagged With: Baby Falls, Bald River Falls, Blue Hole Falls, Chattanooga waterfalls, Lookout Mountain, Lover's Leap, Manchester waterfalls, Old Stone Fort, Ruby Falls, Step Falls

Recently Added Waterfalls

  • Bullpen Cove Falls
    State: North Carolina
    Trail Ease: Roadside
  • Buffalo Springs Falls
    State: Tennessee
    Trail Ease: Easy, Roadside
  • Glen Falls
    State: Tennessee
    Trail Ease: Moderate
  • Vickery Creek Falls/Dam
    State: Georgia
    Trail Ease: Easy
  • Waterfall Park (Dalton, GA)
    State: Georgia
    Trail Ease: Easy

Recently Added Trips

  • Rutledge Falls at the base
    Explore Ten Waterfalls In a Day In This Tennessee Waterfall Road Trip
  • The Sinks 2
    Smoky Mountain Roadside Waterfall Day Trip
  • Little Egypt Falls
    Wartburg Area Waterfall Day Trip
  • Rutledge Falls at the base
    Tullahoma Family Friendly Waterfall Day Trip
  • Lower Greeter Falls in the Spring
    South Central Tennessee 3-5 Day Trip
  • Full length of Pine Ridge Falls
    Erwin Area Waterfall Day Trip
  • Upper Falls Graveyard Fields
    Blue Ridge Parkway to Highlands Road Trip

Fall Trails by Difficulty

  • Easy (111 trails)
  • Moderate (43 trails)
  • Wheelchair Accessible (10 trails)
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  • Strenuous (9 trails)

Waterfalls by State

  • Georgia (8 trails)
  • South Carolina (9 trails)
  • North Carolina (48 trails)
  • Tennessee (76 trails)
  • Virginia (9 trails)
  • Kentucky (4 trails)

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