Parking
Park at the Fall Hollow Waterfall auto parking area on the Natchez Trace Parkway at milepost 391.9; the paved path begins beside the lot.
Overview
About Fall Hollow Waterfall Trail
Why go
- Waterfall is audible almost as soon as you start
- Purpose-built platform at the main fall
Heads up
- A brief route with little hiking
- Damp surfaces can be slick
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation700–713 ft
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
4 active Natchez Trace alerts
- ClosureParkway sections closed for bridge and road constructionTwo Natchez Trace Parkway sections are closed to through traffic; follow the signed detours.Official details
- ClosureMount Locust historic stand closedThe historic stand at Mount Locust Inn & Plantation (MP 15.5) is closed because of structural concerns.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Natchez Trace Tour Guide
Your drive to Fall Hollow Waterfall Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Natchez Trace Parkway. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Fall Hollow Waterfall0:00 / 0:27
“Up ahead is Fall Hollow Waterfall, a quick break where you'll hear the water almost as soon as you leave the car.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Natchez Trace Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Flowers Above Your Head
- The Rain Crow's Real Clue
- Devil's Backbone Trail
- Shells Beneath the Mine
- 272 audio storiesacross Natchez Trace’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor American Alligator, White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, and 9 more
- Works offlinemaps, 26 trails, 62 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Trail guide
Hiking Fall Hollow Waterfall Trail
A very short waterfall walkFall Hollow Waterfall Trail is a 0.
Fall Hollow Waterfall Trail is a 0.17-mile paved out-and-back from the Parkway stop to a platform overlooking Fall Hollow’s 20-foot drop. The mapped line follows the paved approach once; 0.17 miles includes the return along it. You can hear the water soon after leaving the car. This is a quick roadside walk rather than a workout, and about 15 minutes gives you time for the path and a look at the falls.
Take in the whole creekThe main draw is the upper creek spilling over a rock ledge into a wooded hollow.
The main draw is the upper creek spilling over a rock ledge into a wooded hollow. Smaller cascades appear on the short approach, before the viewing platform brings you to the prominent drop. Stay there for the view and photos; the angle is close enough to show the water cutting through the rock without needing to leave the walkway. There is no reason to scramble down for a better shot.
Know where the paved route endsThe route in this guide stops at the viewing platform and returns the way it came.
The route in this guide stops at the viewing platform and returns the way it came. Rough paths continue toward additional cascades below, but they are much steeper and their full distance and loop shape are unclear. Treat that as a separate, harder outing, not an unmarked extension of this easy walk. Fall Hollow is the more level of the Parkway’s two waterfall approaches, though shallow standing water can cross the path.
Access and footingStart at the Fall Hollow Waterfall auto parking area at milepost 391.9.
Start at the Fall Hollow Waterfall auto parking area at milepost 391.9. The path is short and paved, but water and moisture can leave both the trail and platform slippery. Don’t climb on the rocks around the falls; stay on the paved approach for the return. Leashed pets are allowed, and the stop is available year-round.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Natchez Trace
39 sightingsAmerican AlligatorMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
35 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
53 sightingsWild TurkeyMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
28 sightingsGreat Blue HeronMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
29 sightingsRed-headed WoodpeckerMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
32 sightingsTurkey VultureMost seen around noonSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Natchez Trace. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
