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Suter Falls

Grundy County, Tennessee

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Grundy County, Tennessee
Access status
Guide: difficult trail into the Collins River gorge
The walk
2 miles out and back, per Friends of the Parks
Ground & access
Difficult per the park and Friends of the Parks, with rock shelters and high bluffs along the way.
Tennessee State Parks: Savage Gulf hiking

Suter Falls is on the Collins Gulf Trail in Savage Gulf State Park. From the Savage Gulf South (Collins Gulf) trailhead, walk 0.4 mile to the start of the Collins Gulf Trail, 0.2 mile past Collins West Campground; the Collins Rim Trail continues straight and the Collins Gulf Trail goes down and to the left. Follow it into the gorge along the Collins River to Suter Falls. The park says the trail can become impassable during ice buildup around Suter Falls and in high water. Return the same way, or continue 2 miles to Horsepound Falls.

Plan your visit

Savage Gulf South (Collins Gulf) trailhead, past Collins West Campground, down the Collins Gulf Trail along the Collins River to Suter Falls

Friends of the Parks describes a 2-mile out-and-back hike to Suter Falls. Tennessee State Parks says the Collins Gulf Trail begins 0.4 mile from the Collins West parking lot.

Difficult per the park and Friends of the Parks, with rock shelters and high bluffs along the way.

Where to start

Savage Gulf South trailhead (Collins Gulf), 2689 55th Ave, Gruetli-Laager, TN 37339. The park says this entrance has 15 parking spaces and no amenities.

Timing & water

Avoid during high water and icy periods; the park says the trail can become impassable then.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned. No booking is needed.

Visitor information
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Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Grundy County, Tennessee.

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