Chattanooga · TN

Waterfalls near Chattanooga, TN

99 waterfalls within 75 miles · 99 with detail pages · 31 within 25 miles

This page lists every named waterfall in our database within driving distance of Chattanooga, sorted by how far they are. Distances are straight-line; drive times assume average highway-plus-local routes (typically 30% longer than the straight-line miles). For trip planning, treat them as a starting point and verify the actual route in Google Maps.

Always check current access, parking, and seasonal closures with the relevant land manager — state parks, the National Park Service, or the local ranger district — before heading out. Several of these falls are seasonal and may run dry in mid-to-late summer.

Closest waterfalls to Chattanooga

Top 5

Tennessee

Lower Cascades Glen Falls 65

4 miles from Chattanooga · ~10 min

Tennessee

Glen Falls 15

4 miles from Chattanooga · ~10 min

Tennessee

Upper Glen Falls 12

4 miles from Chattanooga · ~10 min

Georgia · 100 ft

High Falls

5 miles from Chattanooga · ~10 min

Tennessee

Rainbow Falls 40

6 miles from Chattanooga · ~10 min

All waterfalls within 75 miles, by distance

99 total

Within 25 miles of Chattanooga

31 listed
WaterfallHeightDistanceDrive
Lower Cascades Glen Falls 65—4 mi~10 min
Glen Falls 15—4 mi~10 min
Upper Glen Falls 12—4 mi~10 min
High Falls100 ft5 mi~10 min
Rainbow Falls 40—6 mi~10 min
Julia Falls 95—7 mi~10 min
Blowing Wind Falls—7 mi~10 min
Lula Falls 100—9 mi~15 min
Lula Lake Falls 30—9 mi~15 min
Falling Water Falls 110—10 mi~15 min
Clear Branch Falls 40—13 mi~25 min
Power Line Falls 140—14 mi~25 min
Mystery Falls 8—14 mi~25 min
Hogskin Branch—14 mi~25 min
Stripmine Falls—15 mi~25 min
Vortex Falls—15 mi~25 min
Stevenson Branch Falls—16 mi~25 min
Cooper Creek Falls—16 mi~25 min
Hemlock Falls89 ft18 mi~30 min
Cherokee Falls59 ft18 mi~30 min
Bridge Creek Falls—19 mi~35 min
Pocket Creek Falls—19 mi~35 min
Hemlock Falls—22 mi~40 min
Denny Cove Falls—22 mi~40 min
Richey Ridge Falls 18—22 mi~40 min
Mini Denny Cove Falls—23 mi~40 min
Foster Falls 60—23 mi~40 min
Horsehair Falls 80—23 mi~40 min
Small Falls 10—23 mi~40 min
Little Possum Falls 25—23 mi~40 min
Imodium Falls25 ft24 mi~40 min

25–50 miles

54 listed
WaterfallHeightDistanceDrive
Still Falls 10—26 mi~45 min
Perpendicular Falls—27 mi~45 min
Legget Branch Falls 30—27 mi~45 min
Small Waterfall—28 mi~50 min
Blue Hole Falls—29 mi~50 min
Sycamore Falls—29 mi~50 min
Zenner Falls—29 mi~50 min
Hanes Hole Falls—29 mi~50 min
McGill Creek Falls—29 mi~50 min
Suter Falls—30 mi~50 min
Savage Falls—31 mi~55 min
Jumpoff Falls 90—31 mi~55 min
Wildcat Hollow Falls—31 mi~55 min
Horsepound Falls—31 mi~55 min
Falls Branch Falls 15—32 mi~55 min
Keown Falls North 3530 ft32 mi~55 min
Keown Falls South 25—32 mi~55 min
Brush Creek Falls 20—33 mi~55 min
Ranger Falls—33 mi~55 min
Greeter Falls—35 mi~1.0 hr
Sale Creek Falls 40—36 mi~1.0 hr
Morphy Falls 12—37 mi~1.1 hr
Paine Creek Falls 10—37 mi~1.1 hr
North Pole Falls 17—37 mi~1.1 hr
DeSoto Falls—38 mi~1.1 hr
Snow Falls 12—38 mi~1.1 hr
Laurel Falls 80—38 mi~1.1 hr
Mill Creek Falls (2) 50—39 mi~1.1 hr
Pisgah Gorge Falls #1—40 mi~1.2 hr
Benton Falls—41 mi~1.2 hr
Rock Creek Falls—41 mi~1.2 hr
Emery Creek Lower Falls (1,2) 60, 15—41 mi~1.2 hr
Emery Creek Upper Falls (3,4,5) 15, 40, 15—41 mi~1.2 hr
Indian Falls—42 mi~1.2 hr
Azalea Cascade—42 mi~1.2 hr
Lodge Falls—42 mi~1.2 hr
Laurel Falls—42 mi~1.2 hr
Jacks River Falls 80—42 mi~1.2 hr
Lost Falls—42 mi~1.2 hr
Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls—43 mi~1.2 hr
Rockhouse Creek Falls—43 mi~1.2 hr
Cane Creek Falls—43 mi~1.2 hr
Coon Creek Falls249 ft43 mi~1.2 hr
Fall Creek Falls256 ft43 mi~1.2 hr
Piney Creek Falls—44 mi~1.3 hr
Piney Creek Falls—44 mi~1.3 hr
Barnes Creek Falls 25—44 mi~1.3 hr
Lowry Falls—45 mi~1.3 hr
Little River Falls—48 mi~1.4 hr
Little Falls—49 mi~1.4 hr
Big Lost Falls164 ft49 mi~1.4 hr
White Pine Cascades 28—49 mi~1.4 hr
Deep Pool Cascades 8—50 mi~1.4 hr
Hemlock Falls—50 mi~1.4 hr

50–75 miles

14 listed
WaterfallHeightDistanceDrive
Pine Branch Falls—50 mi~1.5 hr
Stinging Fork Falls 60—51 mi~1.5 hr
Grace's High Falls—52 mi~1.5 hr
Keaton Falls—52 mi~1.5 hr
Lower Piney Falls 40—53 mi~1.5 hr
Upper Piney Falls 80—54 mi~1.5 hr
Coker Creek Falls (4) 45—54 mi~1.6 hr
Virgin Falls110 ft55 mi~1.6 hr
Lost Creek Falls—55 mi~1.6 hr
Big Laurel Falls—55 mi~1.6 hr
Big Branch Falls—56 mi~1.6 hr
Twin Falls—56 mi~1.6 hr
Stephen's Gap Waterfall—58 mi~1.7 hr
Waterfall—69 mi~2.0 hr

Beyond 75 miles

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