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Little Falls

Putnam County, Tennessee

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Putnam County, Tennessee
Access status
State park trail route and parking documented
The walk
Distance to Little Falls not stated; the full River Trail and service road loop is 1.5 miles round trip
Ground & access
Natural-surface trail rated moderate by the park, with steps and roots.
Tennessee State Parks: Hiking at Burgess Falls

Little Falls is the 30-foot drop on the Falling Water River just downstream of the Falling Water Cascades in Burgess Falls State Park. Tennessee State Parks calls it the upper falls. The River Trail leaves the parking lot and follows the river past the 20-foot cascades, then this 30-foot falls, then the 80-foot middle falls and the 136-foot Burgess Falls. Return the same way, or finish the loop and walk back on the service road as most visitors do.

Plan your visit

Burgess Falls State Park parking lot, River Trail along the Falling Water River to Little Falls (the 30-foot upper falls)

Tennessee State Parks gives 1.5 miles round trip for the River Trail and service road loop past all four waterfalls. Little Falls is the second waterfall on that loop; the park gives no separate distance to it.

Natural-surface trail rated moderate by the park, with steps and roots.

Where to start

Burgess Falls State Park parking lot. The park asks visitors to park only in designated spaces and not on roadsides; if the lot is full, visit another park.

Timing & water

The park experiences high visitation and parking can be limited. No seasonal closure is mentioned.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

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

Putnam County, Tennessee.

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