WaterfallNear Me

Eagle Creek Falls

McCreary County, Kentucky

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
McCreary County, Kentucky
Access status
Marked state park trail with published GPS; closes in high water
The walk
About 2.1 miles for the lollipop loop that includes the falls
Ground & access
Marked, well-used trail with stone and metal stairs and rock-hopping near the falls. Not an easy hike, but short.
Kentucky Hiker: Eagle Falls lollipop, August 2021
Eagle Creek Falls, KY
Eagle Creek Falls, KY
Photo creditPhoto: Kysailor at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

This is Eagle Falls on Eagle Creek in Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. Kentucky Hiker says the trailhead is at the northwest corner of the parking area on westbound KY-90. Follow Trail 9 to the loop and turn left (west) to Eagle Creek Cascades, then take the spur down stone and metal stairs and turn downstream to Eagle Falls. Finish the loop back to the trailhead.

Plan your visit

Eagle Falls Trail (Trail 9) from the KY-90 trailhead, Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, past Eagle Creek Cascades and down the stairs to Eagle Falls

Kentucky Hiker gives 2.1 miles total for a lollipop route that visits Eagle Creek Cascades and Eagle Falls, with 653 feet of gain. The distance is for that route, not a single out-and-back.

Marked, well-used trail with stone and metal stairs and rock-hopping near the falls. Not an easy hike, but short.

Where to start

Limited parking on either side of KY-90. If full, use the Cumberland Falls parking lot and walk across Gatliff Bridge, single file facing traffic.

Timing & water

The state park closes this trail during periods of high water, usually in winter or spring. Source visits were in 2021 and 2022.

Before you go

No fee mentioned in the reviewed source.

Visitor information
Visit sources

More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

Explore Kentucky

Waterfall location

McCreary County, Kentucky.

Open location map