Cummins Falls

Cummins Falls

Cummins Falls is a waterfall on the Blackburn Fork State Scenic River and is located in southern Jackson County, Tennessee. By volume, it is the eighth largest waterfall in Tennessee. The falls, with a total height of seventy-five feet, consist of two drops. The first has a plunge drop of fifty feet, ending in a shallow pool. The second has a cascade drop of twenty-five feet into a larger, deeper pool, or "swimming hole."[1] In 2010, Cummins Falls was named "Tenth Best Swimming Hole in America" by Travel and Leisure Magazine.[2]

The falls, on land owned continuously by the Cummins family since 1825, was purchased by the Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation and designated a public park in 2011.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Save Cummins Falls". TennGreen.org. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  2. ↑ Bruneau, Alice (June 2010). "America's Best Swimming Holes: Cummins Falls, Cookeville, TN". Travel + Leisure. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Governor Bill Haslam Dedicates Tennessee's 54th State Park at Cummins Falls". TN.gov. Newsroom & Media Center. May 22, 2012. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
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Coordinates: 36°14′57″N 85°34′15″W / 36.249119°N 85.570707°W / 36.249119; -85.570707

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