Bark Camp Creek Cascades
Whitley County, Kentucky
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Whitley County, Kentucky
- Access status
- Published route with matching coordinates
- The walk
- 5.3 miles return
- Ground & access
- Forest trail beside cliffs; steep descent to the viewing area. Watch for snakes and bears.
From the roadside trailhead, follow the marked trail on the north side of Bark Camp Creek, keeping the creek on your left and rock walls on your right. Pass at least three wet-weather falls before the Sheltowee Trace footbridge. Continue straight past a campsite, then turn left and descend steeply to the cascades viewing area. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Bark Camp Trail roadside trailhead to the Bark Camp Creek cascades past the Sheltowee Trace footbridge
Kentucky Hiker gives 5.3 miles total for this out-and-back hike to the cascades.
Forest trail beside cliffs; steep descent to the viewing area. Watch for snakes and bears.
Where to start
Roadside parking near the trailhead that fills quickly. Park on one side of the road only.
Timing & water
Can be enjoyed year-round; side falls flow in wet weather. The account is from November 2020; current conditions were not checked.
Before you go
No fee or reservation is mentioned in the reviewed source.
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