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Stinging Fork Falls 60

Rhea County, Tennessee

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Rhea County, Tennessee
Access status
State natural area trail and parking documented
The walk
About 1 mile from the parking area to the bottom of the falls, per Tennessee Natural Areas
Ground & access
Natural-surface trail with stone steps and wooden stairs near the gorge. Rocky sections are slippery when wet.
Tennessee Natural Areas: Stinging Fork Falls State Natural Area

Stinging Fork Falls is a 30-foot, fan-shaped waterfall in the Stinging Fork gorge in Stinging Fork Falls State Natural Area, west of Spring City. From the parking area, the trail crosses upland pine forest toward the gorge, meets the Cumberland Trail, and ends at the bottom of the falls. A side trail leads to Indian Head Point, which looks down on the gorge 160 feet below. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Stinging Fork Falls State Natural Area parking on Shut In Gap Road, connector trail and Stinging Fork Falls Trail to the bottom of the falls

Tennessee Natural Areas says the Stinging Fork Falls trail ends at the bottom of the falls about 1 mile from the parking area.

Natural-surface trail with stone steps and wooden stairs near the gorge. Rocky sections are slippery when wet.

Where to start

Trailhead parking on the right of Shut In Gap Road, about five miles from TN 68 in Spring City.

Timing & water

Public access is from sunrise to sunset. No camping in the natural area.

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

Rhea County, Tennessee.

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