Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls
Tennessee · height not recorded · Fall Creek Falls State Park · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls is light today (23 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Right now
Streamflow
23.2 cfs
CALFKILLER RIVER AT HWY · 1h ago
Overnight
65°F
Clear
Thursday
89°F
Mostly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:20 AM · Sunset 6:57 PM · 12h 37m
Snapshot built 17m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS OHX.
Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls is a waterfall in Van Buren County, Tennessee. Height has not been officially recorded. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls sits in Van Buren County, Tennessee. The falls are inside Fall Creek Falls State Park. The base sits at roughly 1,643 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 11 minutes from Spencer. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 20 meters of the marked location, though the name isn't recorded. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Entry is free. Dogs on leash are welcome on the access trail.
Cane Creek Cascades is a 45 feet (14 m) cascade located along Cane Creek, just above Cane Creek Falls. The falls are located near Spencer, Tennessee, in Fall Creek Falls State Park.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 03419530 · 19.4 mi away
CALFKILLER RIVER AT HWY 70 AT SPARTA, TN
— Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.
View live discharge data →
30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 64.1 cfs · 36% of last year — significantly drier
When to go (from the climate data, not our opinion)
Monthly averages from Open-Meteo's reanalysis dataset (2020–2024). Highlighted months are when we think the waterfall is at its best — but the numbers are the numbers regardless.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip (in) | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | 31 | 5.4 | 6 |
| Feb | 52 | 35 | 6.8 | 4.4 |
| Mar | 61 | 42 | 6.3 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 65 | 46 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
| May | 74 | 56 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Jun | 82 | 64 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Jul | 85 | 69 | 5.6 | 0 |
| Aug | 83 | 67 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Sep | 78 | 61 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Oct | 69 | 51 | 2.9 | 0 |
| Nov | 59 | 42 | 2.7 | 1 |
| Dec | 51 | 35 | 4.6 | 1.8 |
Source: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API · ERA5 reanalysis 2020–2024.
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls (this page) | — | — | — | Y | Free |
| Cane Creek Falls | 0 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Rockhouse Creek Falls | 0 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Fall Creek Falls | 0 mi | 256 ft | moderate · 0.8 mi | Y | Free |
| Coon Creek Falls | 0 mi | 249 ft | — | Y | Free |
| Piney Creek Falls | 2 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
Questions visitors ask about Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
Is Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls is inside Fall Creek Falls State Park. We inferred this from OpenStreetMap protected-area polygons; if you find we got the boundary wrong, please report it. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
Can I bring my dog to Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls?
Yes — dogs are allowed (Fall Creek Falls State Park permits leashed dogs in most areas). Inferred from park type; check the official site for trail-specific restrictions. Always leash and pack out waste.
Is there a fee to visit Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls?
No entrance fee. Fall Creek Falls State Park is free to access. Some trailheads may charge a parking fee separately.
How far is Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls from a major city?
Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls is 8 miles from Spencer (about 11 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
35.6623, -85.3510
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cane_Creek_Cascades
Wikidata (Q38064)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38064
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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