Tag: Burgess Falls State Park

A plethora of waterfalls

We are in the Cumberland Plateau region of Tennessee, staying at the Spacious Skies Belle Ridge Campground in Monterey.

I absolutely love this region of Tennessee. I feel like I’m on top of the world.

In the last two days, we have visited three state parks, all known for their beautiful waterfalls and scenic views.

First up was Burgess Falls State Park.

The Cascades at Burgess Falls
Middle Falls at Burgess Falls State Park
Burgess Falls at Burgess Falls State Park. Note the two kayakers coming up to the falls. So jealous!

Later that afternoon, we visited Cummins Falls State Park.

We opted not to hike down to the base of the falls because the hike was treacherous and involved walking through knee-high streams. Instead, we enjoyed the falls from the overlook.

Today we drove the hour and a half to Tennessee’s largest state park, Fall Creek Falls State Park.

Rockhouse Creek Falls
Cane Creek Falls
Another view of Cane Creek Falls with a rainbow at the base. There were people walking along the top of the falls mere feet from the edge. Nuts!
Fall Creek Falls. If you look closely, you can see little people at the bottom of the gorge. We could have hiked down there, but it was treacherous and we decided not to risk it.
Piney Falls. This is as close as I dared to get to the edge to take the picture. It was a straight drop into the gorge.

Scenic overlooks

The views here are breathtaking, starting with the scenic overlook at the campground.

Spacious Skies Belle Ridge scenic overlook

I love this photo of the sunset from the same location.

The town of Monterey also has a scenic overlook. Greg and I went there yesterday to check it out.

Bee Rock Overlook

Greg tried hard to scare the living daylights out of me by standing very close to the edge of the cliff.

Falls Creek Falls State Park also had an overlook. These Tennesseans don’t believe in safety rails!

Tomorrow it is supposed to rain, so we will probably stay holed up in the camper, enjoying our books with a cup of hot tea.