October 2017

Trail Notice

Attention hikers!  The Woodland Trail has been rerouted at the top of the stairs behind the Nature Center.  Please utilize the new trail, blazed in brown.  The old trail is now categorized as a “restoration area”.

Rock Hops

 Hiking thru the many trails at Fall Creek Falls can make a great day out in nature, but have you done a ROCK HOP? This is one of the most fun adventures to take while at the park!! Start at the Nature Center crossing the suspension bridge to the Woodland (brown) or Gorge Overlook (black) trails …

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Great Vista

 After a visit to the tallest waterfall east of the Rockies, take a drive around the scenic loop and enjoy the views from the road and stop areas. Take lunch at the Milikan’s Overlook patio deck!! So much nature to take in you may find yourself forgetting about time!

Betty Dunn Nature Center

The Betty Dunn Nature Center located in Fall Creek Falls State Park was dedicated to the First Lady of Tennessee by Tennessee House Resolution No. 328 in February 1974, for her tireless energy, creativeness, and talent towards developing the Nature Center into a facility. Today the Betty Dunn Nature Center includes a small interpretive center and a bookstore. The interpretive center …

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