Day trips from Nashville · Waterfall
Fall Hollow Falls
76 miles from downtown Nashville · about 1 hour 20 minutes
Natchez Trace Parkway milepost 391.9, Lewis County, TN
Fall Hollow is a twenty-foot waterfall a short, mostly level walk from the Natchez Trace Parkway at milepost 391.9. At just over a thousand feet to the overlook, it is the least demanding waterfall walk on this list.
- Height
- About 20 feet
- Trail
- 1,025 feet to the overlook, relatively level
- Fee
- None
Permits, fees and access
Free, no permit, open year round as part of the Natchez Trace Parkway.
One thing to know first
The Park Service warns that the rocks become very slippery and dangerous and that a fall can cause significant injury. The overlook is the safe view. The scramble past it is where people get hurt.
Access rules, fees and closures verified August 15, 2026 against the agency that manages this place. They change, sometimes without notice. Check before you drive.
The neighborhoods closest to it
If this is the kind of Saturday you want a short drive from your front door, these are the parts of Middle Tennessee that put you nearest to it.
I keep this list because it is genuinely how people spend weekends here, and because almost every guide to it is out of date. If you are weighing a move to Middle Tennessee and want to know which part of it puts you closest to the things you actually like, ask me. No pitch.