Bald River Falls
Monroe County, Tennessee
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Monroe County, Tennessee
- Access status
- Roadside viewing area and parking documented; USFS reports open.
- The walk
- Short roadside viewing stop; distance unknown
- Ground & access
- Roadside pedestrian viewing area; surface and step details unknown.
Bald River Falls can be viewed without undertaking the upstream Bald River trail.
Plan your visit
View Bald River Falls from the pedestrian viewing area on Tellico River Road beside the bridge, using the nearby falls parking.
The official tourism page does not measure the parking-to-viewing-area walk. Trail 88's longer mileage is not this visit.
Roadside pedestrian viewing area; surface and step details unknown.
Where to start
From Tellico Plains follow TN 165 about 5 miles, then FR 210 about 6 miles. Tourism places parking on the right immediately after the bridge.
Timing & water
The USFS page reviewed October 27, 2026 says Bald River Falls is now open; parking is limited and visitation high.
Before you go
Fees and reservation requirements unknown.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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