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    3.0 (1 review)

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    8 years ago

    Good access to Dale hollow with good hiking trails but trash is everywhere needs good cleanup!

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    Burgess Falls State Park

    Burgess Falls State Park

    4.8(80 reviews)
    46.9 mi

    Beautiful state park! Highly recommended for a relax hike and for great scenery. Parking is limitedread more

    This is Burgess Falls, another state park located in Central Tennessee sitting 12 miles northwest…read moreof the town of Sparta, TN. There's a 3/4 of a mile out and back hike called the River Trail that leads to 4 different waterfall lookout points comprising Burgess Falls SP. Waterfall #1 - The Cascades. Sort of the introduction area to the park. Waterfall #2 - First Falls. A quick glance at a 30 foot high waterfall section. But nothing special, imo. When Continuing on the trail, you'll cross over a wooden bridge and follow up a staircase. Now at... Waterfall #3 - Middle Falls... Middle Falls is 80 feet high and partially obstructed by trees and branches having grown over time. *Side Note*.... I wish park services would do some forest cutting for everyone to enjoy clearer views of the park's waterfalls. Entrance right now is free. I'd suggest charging a small fee and using that money to pay for some grooming. A lot of the observation points can't be fully appreciated. Just me venting a little, lol. Waterfall #4 - Burgess Falls... Burgess falls is the centerpiece highlight of the park. Standing at 136 feet from top to bottom, Burgess Falls can absolutely be dramatic, but still natural excess forest maturation disrupts full visibility of the falls. I did read that kayaking at the bottom of Burgess Falls is the most interactive way to come face to face with this statuesque waterfall. You can rent kayaks at Cane Hollow Recreation Area, located at the end of Cane Hollow Road. It's about 10 minutes from Burgess Falls. You can end the River Trail hike at the Top of Burgess for a panoramic overlook of the rugged gorge the falls splash down into from high above. It's another quick stop and go area before returning back towards the trailhead. Overall, Burgess Falls was a muted experience for me, but still has potential to be a rewarding visit if park authorities can maintain the inevitable growing forest hindrances that negate special moments at the waterfall overlooks.

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    Burgess Falls State Park - Lower falls

    Lower falls

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    Holmes Bend Campground - Each site has a picnic table, fire pit and tall top table... I assume for fish preparing.

    Holmes Bend Campground

    5.0(1 review)
    40.7 mi

    Located on the tip of Green River Lake, this is one of several nearby campgrounds. It's a Corps of…read moreEngineers associated campground. I tend to prefer those over state park campgrounds. If you've followed my camping adventures, you probably remember me exploring mainly the state parks in the last few years, but this year I've loving the Corps of Engineer based campgrounds. It's about a mile from the marina and beach. There is one loop/area within the campground that has water view sites. I wouldn't call it waterfront, because the water is pretty far off in the distance and even fenced off, so lake access isn't an option. All of the sites seemed to be heavily shaded and most were private. I liked how many of the sites were staggered, making each site more private than at the majority of the state park campgrounds. We booked on recreation.gov for the July 4th weekend, so we were ecstatic that they had one site left. It was one of the few without water hookup, but there is a drinking water facet at site #85, so we easily filled up our tank before setting up camp at site #28. I peeked in at the bathhouse and although it was a bit dated, but it was clean. Each site has a picnic table and a fire pit that has a grill grid as well. Bring your bicycle, because most of the pavement and roadways within the campground are flat.

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    Holmes Bend Campground - One of the cool light set ups at one of the RV sites

    One of the cool light set ups at one of the RV sites

    Holmes Bend Campground - Only a few sites are without water hookups, but there is this hidden water tank fill up area, on site #85

    Only a few sites are without water hookups, but there is this hidden water tank fill up area, on site #85

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    Gunnels Camp - campgrounds - Updated May 2026

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