Waterfalls Near Nashville

10 waterfalls are within 120 miles of Nashville. The closest is Machine Falls, about 62 miles away in a straight line. 7 need a hike. 8 have a closure or hazard note on file.

Distances are straight-line miles from Nashville, not driving distance.

• No closure on file
• Closed, or no soaking or swimming

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Showing 10 of 10 waterfalls

Name	Height	Flows	Access	Fee	Status
Machine Falls Coffee County 62 mi	60 ft		Development –	Access 1.6 mi hike (round trip)	Fee –	Status No closure on file
Burgess Falls Putnam County 67 mi	136 ft		Development –	Access 1.5 mi hike (round trip), paved road	Fee –	Status Closure or warning on file
Cummins Falls Jackson County 68 mi	75 ft		Development –	Access 0.5 mi hike, paved road	Fee Gorge Access Permit required for base of falls (online or visitor center); overlook free	Status Closure or warning on file
Rock Island White County 69 mi	–		Development –	Access paved road	Fee –	Status Closure or warning on file
Greeter Falls Grundy County 78 mi	50 ft		Development –	Access 0.8 mi hike (round trip), paved road	Fee –	Status Closure or warning on file
Virgin Falls White County 84 mi	110 ft		Development December through April	Access gravel road	Fee –	Status No closure on file
Fall Creek Falls Van Buren County 87 mi	256 ft		Development –	Access 0.4 mi hike, paved road	Fee –	Status Closure or warning on file
Foster Falls Marion County 92 mi	60 ft		Development –	Access 0.8 mi hike, paved road	Fee –	Status Closure or warning on file
Ozone Falls Cumberland County 112 mi	110 ft		Development –	Access paved road	Fee –	Status Closure or warning on file
Cloudland Canyon Falls Dade County 117 mi	–		Development December through March	Access 2 mi hike (round trip), paved road	Fee Georgia State Parks daily ParkPass $10 per vehicle (as of 2026); annual ParkPass $70	Status Closure or warning on file

Photo credits (10)

• Machine Falls: Earino, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Burgess Falls: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0
• Cummins Falls: Brenton Rogers, CC BY 2.0
• Rock Island: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0
• Greeter Falls: Brent Moore from Smyrna, TN, USA, CC BY 2.0
• Virgin Falls: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0
• Fall Creek Falls: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Foster Falls: Casey Fleser, CC BY 2.0
• Ozone Falls: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0
• Cloudland Canyon Falls: Thomsonmg2000, CC0

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