The 10 Best Cliff Jumping Spots in Tennessee

Tennessee has 65 documented cliff jumping spots on CliffScout, 41 of them community-verified. These are the standouts — ranked by verification, documentation, and community activity, not hype. Every listing links to a full page with photos, heights, and access notes.

1. 1

   Blue Hole Falls Verified

   Elizabethton

   Blue Hole Falls is a series of three to four cascades on Holston Mountain in Cherokee National Forest, northeast of Elizabethton via TN-91 and Panhandle Road; a short, steep half-mile loop trail with wooden steps reaches the… Full guide →

2. 2

   Melton Hill Park Verified

   Knoxville

   Melton Hill Park sits on a peninsula in the Clinch River (Melton Hill Lake) near Oak Ridge, reached from Knoxville via Hardin Valley Road; the park has marked signage, two boat ramps, a fishing pier, and a sand swim beach, plus a… Full guide →

3. 3

   Percy Priest Lake Verified

   Nashville · jumps ~30 ft

   This pin sits at a well-known informal jump spot on Percy Priest Lake's Lincoya Bay, about 10 miles east of downtown Nashville — access cuts through the Lincoya Bay Apartments off Lincoya Bay Drive to a worn gate and tree line,… Full guide →

4. 4

   Baby Falls (Tellico River) Verified

   Tellico Plains

   Baby Falls is a roughly 15-foot ledge drop on the Tellico River in Cherokee National Forest, a quarter mile past the larger Bald River Falls. From Tellico Plains, take TN-165 about five miles, turn right onto Forest Road 210 past… Full guide →

5. 5

   Bald River Falls Verified

   Tellico Plains

   Bald River Falls is a 90-foot cascade in Cherokee National Forest, reached via TN-165 out of Tellico Plains and then Tellico River Road (FR 210) — the falls sit right off the road with roadside parking, though spots fill fast on… Full guide →

6. 6

   Abrams Falls Verified

   Townsend

   Abrams Falls is a real, well-known 20-foot waterfall in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, reached via a roughly 5-mile round-trip trail from the gravel lot at the Abrams Falls trailhead on Cades Cove Loop Road (no permit… Full guide →

7. 7

   Greeter Falls Verified

   Altamont

   Greeter Falls sits in South Cumberland State Park's Savage Gulf area near Altamont, Tennessee, a 1.5-mile moderate hike featuring a spiral metal staircase down to the lower falls and its clear aqua "Blue Hole" pool. The 50-foot… Full guide →

8. 8

   Cummins Falls Verified

   Cookeville

   Cummins Falls drops 75 feet in two stages on the Blackburn Fork near Cookeville, ending in a wide swimming hole named Travel + Leisure's 10th Best Swimming Hole in America. Reaching the base requires a required free permit, a… Full guide →

9. 9

   Upper Waterloo Falls Verified

   Cookeville

   Upper Waterloo Falls is the shallow, ~5-ft, wide ledge falls on a private stretch of Spring Creek about 15 minutes north of Cookeville, paired downstream with the taller 35-ft Waterloo Falls on the same property. Entry requires a… Full guide →

10. 10

    Waterloo Falls Verified

    Cookeville

    Waterloo Falls is a 35-foot falls on Spring Creek about 15 minutes north of Cookeville, TN, operated as a paid river-access venue (Waterloo Venue & Events) rather than a free public spot. Day passes (roughly $10/adult, $5/child)… Full guide →

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