Lower Potter’s Falls is located on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee in Morgan County on Crooked Fork Creek, a tributary of Emory River. Lower Potter’s Falls is part of a series of two waterfalls. Lower Potter’s Falls is 18-feet tall and spans the width of Crooked Fork Creek.
Potter’s Falls is a semi locally known area that is located near Frozen Head State Park in Wartburg. To get to Potter’s Falls is fairly simple. Parking can be a bit challenging, especially during the summer as it is a popular local swimming hole, as evidenced by the rope swing that you can swing from the top of the waterfall. There are only a couple of spaces at the trailhead and a few gravel pull off spaces along the side of the road. If you park in front of the trailhead, you’ll need to carefully back out, as it is by a turn with limited visibility of oncoming cars.
From the parking lot continue onto the trail directly in front of you. There are several small offshoot trails in this area that you can explore. Go about 100 feet from the parking lot and you will see a side trail that will take you to a view of Potter’s Falls.
Continue down the trail. In just a few minutes, you’ll see another side trail that will take you to Lower Potter’s Falls. Both trails are about 0.2 miles combined.
Lower Potter’s Falls is comprised of two sections, the first is 12 feet and the second is 6 feet for a combined height of 18 feet. The pilot for the television show “Young Daniel Boone” was filmed here, however the show was not successful.
No restroom facilities are available on site. While in the area I would recommend visiting Frozen Head State Park and checking out Debord Falls (and Emory Gap Falls if it has rained recently).
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