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Angel Falls

Scott County, Tennessee

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Scott County, Tennessee
Access status
National park trail and trailhead documented
The walk
4 miles round trip, per the National Park Service
Ground & access
Easy riverside trail. The rapid itself is dangerous.
National Park Service: Big South Fork GO BIG Challenge Booklet
Angel Falls, TN
Angel Falls, TN
Photo creditPhoto: Chris M Morris, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Angel Falls is a class IV rapid on the Big South Fork River that the National Park Service says was once a 10-foot waterfall. Start at the trailhead at the back of the Leatherwood Ford parking lot and follow the Angel Falls Trail downstream beside the river to the rapid. Return the same way. Do not enter the rapid; it is dangerous.

Plan your visit

Leatherwood Ford trailhead on TN 297, Angel Falls Trail downstream along the Big South Fork to Angel Falls Rapid

An NPS challenge booklet gives the easy hike as 4 miles round trip from the back of the Leatherwood Ford parking lot.

Easy riverside trail. The rapid itself is dangerous.

Where to start

Leatherwood Ford parking lot, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. The trailhead is at the back of the lot.

Timing & water

No season is stated.

Before you go

No entrance pass or fee is required for Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.

Visitor information
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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Scott County, Tennessee.

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