Tennessee
Coon Creek Falls
43 mi from Chattanooga · ~1.2 hr drive · Intermittent
249ft tall
≈ 76 m
≈ 76 m
Coon Creek Falls is a named waterfall in Tennessee — a substantial cascade dropping 249 feet, about 43 miles from Chattanooga, TN. Full visit details below.
- State
- Tennessee
- Nearest city
- Chattanooga, TN · 43 mi · ~1.2 hr drive
- Height
- 249 ft (76 m)
- Coordinates
- 35.6660°, -85.3560°
- Intermittent
- Yes — may run dry seasonally
From Wikipedia: Coon Creek Falls, is a 250 feet (76 m) plunge waterfall which shares a plunge pool with Fall Creek Falls. The falls are not always present, depending on the amount of precipitation in the area. The falls are located near Spencer, Tennessee in Fall Creek Falls State Park. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Coon Creek Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Coon Creek Falls
The exact location is at 35.6660°, -85.3560° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.
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Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Chattanooga, TN — 43 miles away (~1.2 hr drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Coon Creek Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) ; the Wikipedia article linked above provides additional history. We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.