Best waterfalls in Kentucky
Kentucky rewards a waterfall chase. We've mapped 6 of its best — 2 you can reach from the car or a short stroll (easy for the RV and family crew) and the rest worth lacing up for. The tallest here is Yahoo Falls near Whitley City, dropping about 113 feet.
Kentucky’s tallest, under a huge rock shelter in Big South Fork.
the "Niagara of the South" and one of the few places on earth with a moonbow.
a fall in a pristine nature preserve in the eastern Kentucky mountains.
a wide fall and swimming hole in Jackson County.
a graceful fall on the Sheltowee Trace in Daniel Boone forest.
a wide, mossy fall on a forest trail near Cumberland Falls.
Flows change with the season and recent rain — many falls roar at spring snowmelt and slow by late summer. Check conditions and any permit or reservation rules before you go.