Ricker Branch Falls
Greene County, Tennessee
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 15 ft (4.5 m)
- Location
- Greene County, Tennessee
- Access status
- Roadside view across Forest Road 41 from a parking area
- The walk
- Under 0.1 mile; the falls are across the road from the parking area
- Ground & access
- Short walk across the road and through the woods. Rocks near the falls are slippery.
Ricker Falls is a seasonal falls of about 15 feet on Ricker Branch, a small tributary of Paint Creek in the Paint Creek Corridor of the Cherokee National Forest. Waterfall Hero says the falls are directly across the road from a parking area on Lower Paint Creek Road (FR 41). Walk across the road and a short way through the woods for a closer view. The Forest Service lists Ricker Falls among the falls that can be seen from Forest Road 41 along Paint Creek. Dudley Falls, a separate falls, is about 100 m away.
Plan your visit
Paint Creek Corridor parking area on Lower Paint Creek Road (FR 41), Ricker Falls across the road
Waterfall Hero gives the hike length as under 0.1 mile from the parking area.
Short walk across the road and through the woods. Rocks near the falls are slippery.
Where to start
Parking area on the right of Lower Paint Creek Road (FR 41), 2.5 miles past Paint Creek Campground. From Greeneville, take TN 107/TN 70 south 11.5 miles, turn right on Rollins Chapel Road for 1.3 miles, turn left on Lower Paint Creek Road for 1.7 miles to Paint Creek Campground, then turn right on Lower Paint Creek Road/FR 41.
Timing & water
Ricker Branch is a very small stream; the falls are best after a good rain. The Forest Service says the Rollins Chapel Road approach is closed by flood damage and that the Paint Creek Corridor is reached by Paint Mountain Road to Lone Pine Gap; check the Forest Service Paint Creek Corridor page before going.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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