Waterfalls Near Pigeon Forge

42 waterfalls are within 120 miles of Pigeon Forge. The closest is Laurel Falls, about 8 miles away in a straight line. 7 waterfalls are free to visit. 26 need a hike. 40 have a closure or hazard note on file.

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

No closure on file
Closed, or no soaking or swimming

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Name	Height	Access	Fee	Status
Laurel Falls Sevier County 8 mi	80 ft	Development –	Access 2.6 mi hike (round trip), paved road	Fee Parking tag: $5 daily, $15 weekly, $40 annual (over 15 min). America the Beautiful passes do not replace it.	Status Closure or warning on file
Rainbow Falls Sevier County 9 mi	80 ft	Development –	Access 5.6 mi hike (round trip), paved road	Fee Parking tag: $5 daily, $15 weekly, $40 annual (over 15 min). America the Beautiful passes do not replace it.	Status Closure or warning on file
Grotto Falls Sevier County 10 mi	25 ft	Development –	Access 2.6 mi hike (round trip), paved road	Fee Parking tag: $5 daily, $15 weekly, $40 annual (over 15 min). America the Beautiful passes do not replace it.	Status Closure or warning on file
Courthouse Falls Transylvania County 52 mi	45 ft	Development –	Access 0.3 mi hike, gravel road	Fee –	Status Closure or warning on file
Skinny Dip Falls Transylvania County 52 mi	30 ft	Development –	Access 0.8 mi hike, paved road	Fee No Blue Ridge Parkway entrance fee.	Status Closure or warning on file
Dry Falls Macon County 53 mi	75 ft	Development –	Access 0.1 mi hike, paved road	Fee $3 per vehicle day-use; $15 annual pass (also valid at Whiteside Mountain and Whitewater Falls)	Status Closure or warning on file
Sliding Rock Transylvania County 54 mi	60 ft	Development –	Access paved road	Fee $6 per person daily when staffed; ages 5 and under free. Cash and credit accepted.	Status Closure or warning on file
Moore Cove Falls Transylvania County 55 mi	50 ft	Development –	Access 0.7 mi hike, paved road	Fee Free (NPS place page lists no entrance fee for Moore Cove Falls).	Status Closure or warning on file
Looking Glass Falls Transylvania County 56 mi	60 ft	Development –	Access paved road	Fee None	Status Closure or warning on file
Rainbow Falls Transylvania County 57 mi	150 ft	Development –	Access paved road	Fee No day-use fee for Gorges State Park access.	Status Closure or warning on file
Spoonauger Falls Oconee County 62 mi	50 ft	Development –	Access 0.5 mi hike, gravel road	Fee –	Status Closure or warning on file
Whitewater Falls Transylvania County 62 mi	411 ft	Development –	Access paved road	Fee $3 per vehicle day-use; $15 annual pass (also valid at Dry Falls and Whiteside Mountain)	Status Closure or warning on file
Ozone Falls Cumberland County 71 mi	110 ft	Development –	Access paved road	Fee –	Status Closure or warning on file
Minnehaha Falls White County 71 mi	80 ft	Development –	Access 0.4 mi hike (round trip), gravel road	Fee Free	Status Closure or warning on file
Anna Ruby Falls White County 71 mi	153 ft	Development –	Access 0.4 mi hike, paved road	Fee $6 ages 16+; under 15 free. Georgia State Park Pass not accepted. America the Beautiful passes accepted.	Status Closure or warning on file
Station Cove Falls Oconee County 73 mi	60 ft	Development –	Access 0.5 mi hike, paved road	Fee No fee	Status Closure or warning on file
Tallulah Falls Rabun County 73 mi	–	Development –	Access paved road	Fee Daily ParkPass $10 per vehicle (Tallulah historically listed at a lower day rate in some older materials; confirm.	Status Closure or warning on file
Raven Cliff Falls White County 74 mi	40 ft	Development –	Access 4.9 mi hike (round trip), paved road	Fee –	Status Closure or warning on file
Helton Creek Falls Union County 74 mi	100 ft	Development –	Access 0.2 mi hike, gravel road	Fee Free	Status Closure or warning on file
Catawba Falls McDowell County 75 mi	100 ft	Development –	Access 3.5 mi hike (round trip), paved road	Fee –	Status Closure or warning on file
Panther Creek Falls Habersham County 76 mi	–	Development –	Access 3.5 mi hike, paved road	Fee Activity pass via Recreation.gov Scan & Pay at the day-use/trailhead when the fee site is operating	Status Closure or warning on file
Dukes Creek Falls White County 76 mi	150 ft	Development –	Access paved road	Fee $4 per vehicle/day. America the Beautiful, Senior, and Access passes accepted.	Status Closure or warning on file
DeSoto Falls Lumpkin County 77 mi	200 ft	Development –	Access 2.4 mi hike (round trip), paved road	Fee $5 per vehicle/day (Recreation.gov Scan & Pay). Forest Annual Pass $25 at FS offices. Senior/Access discounts apply.	Status Closure or warning on file
Issaqueena Falls Oconee County 77 mi	100 ft	Development –	Access 0.4 mi hike (round trip), paved road	Fee $5 per vehicle	Status Closure or warning on file
Crabtree Falls Mitchell County 80 mi	60 ft	Development –	Access 2.5 mi hike (round trip), paved road	Fee –	Status Closure or warning on file
Chau Ram Falls Oconee County 81 mi	40 ft	Development –	Access paved road	Fee $5 per vehicle day-use entry	Status Closure or warning on file
High Falls Fannin County 81 mi	–	Development –	Access gravel road	Fee Free (National Forest; standard USFS rules)	Status Closure or warning on file
Toccoa Falls Stephens County 83 mi	186 ft	Development –	Access –	Fee $2 adults at Gate Cottage Gift Shop; seniors $1; children 6 and under free; family of 4+ $6.	Status Closure or warning on file
Creation Falls Whitley County 84 mi	–	Development –	Access 1.4 mi hike (round trip), paved road	Fee No fees required for Rock Bridge Recreation Area day use (USFS).	Status Closure or warning on file
Cumberland Falls McCreary County 85 mi	68 ft	Development –	Access paved road	Fee No Kentucky state park vehicle entrance fee for day use; lodging and some activities are separate	Status Closure or warning on file
Dog Slaughter Falls Whitley County 85 mi	15 ft	Development –	Access 1.2 mi hike, gravel road	Fee No day-use fee at this national forest trailhead	Status Closure or warning on file
Eagle Falls McCreary County 85 mi	44 ft	Development –	Access 1.5 mi hike (round trip), paved road	Fee No Kentucky state park vehicle entrance fee for day use	Status Closure or warning on file
Yahoo Falls McCreary County 87 mi	113 ft	Development –	Access 1 mi hike (round trip), paved road	Fee No trail fee published for the Yahoo Falls Loop in Big South Fork NRRA.	Status Closure or warning on file
Linville Falls Burke County 92 mi	45 ft	Development –	Access 1.6 mi hike (round trip), paved road	Fee –	Status Closure or warning on file
Reedy River Falls Greenville County 92 mi	28 ft	Development –	Access paved road	Fee Free admission	Status No closure on file
Amicalola Falls Dawson County 93 mi	729 ft	Development –	Access paved road	Fee $10 daily ParkPass per vehicle; $70 annual. Overnight guests pay the daily pass once per stay.	Status Closure or warning on file
Virgin Falls White County 100 mi	110 ft	Development December through April	Access gravel road	Fee –	Status No closure on file
Bad Branch Falls Letcher County 100 mi	60 ft	Development –	Access paved road	Fee No day-use fee published for Bad Branch State Nature Preserve.	Status Closure or warning on file
Fall Creek Falls Van Buren County 101 mi	256 ft	Development –	Access 0.4 mi hike, paved road	Fee –	Status Closure or warning on file
Burgess Falls Putnam County 116 mi	136 ft	Development –	Access 1.5 mi hike (round trip), paved road	Fee –	Status Closure or warning on file
Rock Island White County 116 mi	–	Development –	Access paved road	Fee –	Status Closure or warning on file
Cummins Falls Jackson County 117 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

Photo credits (36)

Laurel Falls: Kaldari, Public domain
Rainbow Falls: John Manard, CC BY-SA 2.0
Grotto Falls: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0
Courthouse Falls: Kadoka1, CC BY-SA 3.0
Skinny Dip Falls: Jason D. Layne, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dry Falls: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0
Sliding Rock: USDAgov, Public domain
Moore Cove Falls: Urban Versis 32, CC BY-SA 4.0
Looking Glass Falls: Bill McMannis, CC BY 2.0
Rainbow Falls: Wncoutdoors, CC BY-SA 3.0
Spoonauger Falls: Kbdevarona, CC BY-SA 4.0
Whitewater Falls: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ozone Falls: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0
Minnehaha Falls: anoldent, CC BY-SA 2.0
Anna Ruby Falls: ChattOconeeNF, CC BY 2.0
Tallulah Falls: Thomson200, CC0
Raven Cliff Falls: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Helton Creek Falls: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0
Catawba Falls: Korlandella, CC0
Panther Creek Falls: U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest, Public domain
Dukes Creek Falls: ChattOconeeNF, CC BY 2.0
DeSoto Falls: Unknown, Public domain
Crabtree Falls: Wncoutdoors, CC BY-SA 3.0
High Falls: Ysabella Escalona, CC BY-SA 4.0
Toccoa Falls: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cumberland Falls: No machine-readable author provided. Blinutne assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
Dog Slaughter Falls: US Forest Service, Public domain
Eagle Falls: Kysailor at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Linville Falls: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0
Reedy River Falls: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0
Amicalola Falls: Thomsonmg2000, CC0
Virgin Falls: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0
Fall Creek Falls: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0
Burgess Falls: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0
Rock Island: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0
Cummins Falls: Brenton Rogers, CC BY 2.0

Common questions

What is the closest waterfall to Pigeon Forge?

Laurel Falls, about 8 miles away in a straight line.

Are there free waterfalls near Pigeon Forge?

Yes. No fee on record for Moore Cove Falls, Looking Glass Falls, Minnehaha Falls, Station Cove Falls, Helton Creek Falls, High Falls, and 1 more. Each page cites its source.

Are any waterfalls near Pigeon Forge closed?

A closure or hazard note is on file for Laurel Falls, Rainbow Falls, Grotto Falls, Courthouse Falls, Skinny Dip Falls, Dry Falls, and 34 more. Each page has the dated detail.

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