If you’re in the Cookeville region of Tennessee, you definitely need to visit Burgess Falls. It’s an extremely beautiful waterfall with a very interesting shape.
When you visit Burgess Falls State Park, you’ll see Burgess Falls, the largest of the falls, along with four other smaller falls on Falling Water River. There are also multiple tributary “waterfalls.” Visiting Burgess Falls is also surprisingly easy. You can most likely bring your children to the falls, though they need to exercise caution, as do adults. Everyone can view the falls from the overlook. If you want to view the falls from the base, though, this requires more effort and is probably not everyone. There were stairs making the hike down safer than I expected.
Directions:
- From I-40 near Cookeville, take the exit for TN-135 and head south on TN-135.
- Follow TN-135 for a ways, until you see the sign indicating the turn for Burgess Falls. From there, its a short distance to the parking lot for the falls.
- The signs make the hike very simple to follow.
Accessibility: 8/10 (easy/moderate)
Height: 136′
Length of Hike: 1.6 miles round-trip
Burgess Falls in December 2009
Where in the World is Burgess Falls?
The Waterfall Record 
Can you see the waterfalls without hiking. I have MS and I would like to take my mom, aunt and cousin.
At Burgess Falls, there is a hike required to see the falls. There are other waterfalls in Tennessee that don’t require a hike. Let me know if you’d like a list.