If you are traveling on Interstate 40 through middle Tennessee these 2 state parks are a must see. They are a short drive from exit 286 in Cookeville TN. We went to Burgess falls in the morning. Then had lunch in Cookeville. Then went to Cummins Falls in the afternoon. Both are located on the western edge of the Cumberland Plateau, part of the Cumberland River Watershed.
These are smaller state parks. The round trip hike to Burgess Lower Falls was 1.5 miles. As you hike to the Lower Falls you see the lower and middle falls in succession.
Cummins Falls was .8 miles round trip. I want to go back here in the summer to take the dogs. There are some of the best swim holes in the state here. These are pools of limestone-purified water at the base of the falls. These are great for swimming and escaping the summer heat. Also full of smallmouth bass for fishing.
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