Savage Falls
Grundy County, Tennessee
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Grundy County, Tennessee
- Access status
- State park trail route and trailhead documented
- The walk
- 3-1/2 miles round trip for the out-and-back to the falls, per Friends of the Parks
- Ground & access
- Described as an easy hike, with wooden footbridges and two suspension bridges. Jumping from waterfalls is prohibited in the park.
Savage Falls is on Savage Creek in the eastern part of Savage Gulf State Park. The Savage Day Loop Trail begins beside the Savage Gulf Ranger Station. It passes the camp area entrance, crosses wooden footbridges and a suspension bridge over Boyd Branch, and reaches the loop junction at mile 1.0; keep left. At mile 1.2, keep left onto the South Rim Trail toward Savage Falls. Cross Savage Creek on a suspension bridge and follow the creek downstream to the overlook and access to the plunge pool, 0.5 mile along the South Rim Trail. Return the way you came.
Plan your visit
Savage Gulf Ranger Station (East trailhead), Savage Day Loop and South Rim Trail to the Savage Falls overlook
Friends of the Parks gives the out-and-back to Savage Falls as 3-1/2 miles round trip. Its trail log reaches the South Rim Trail junction at mile 1.2 of the Day Loop log and the overlook at mile 0.5 of the South Rim Trail log. The same page also calls the hike 4.2 miles round trip, so its figures do not fully agree.
Described as an easy hike, with wooden footbridges and two suspension bridges. Jumping from waterfalls is prohibited in the park.
Where to start
Savage Gulf East Trailhead at the Savage Gulf Ranger Station, 3157 SR 399, Palmer. Tennessee State Parks lists 110 parking spaces and public restrooms. Lots fill quickly in the morning in peak seasons.
Timing & water
No season limits are stated.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
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