Piney Creek Falls
Tennessee · height not recorded · Fall Creek Falls State Park · Last verified 2026-05-15
Piney Creek Falls is running at 219 cfs — well above seasonal normal.
Right now
Streamflow
219 cfs
CALFKILLER RIVER AT HWY · 44m ago
Overnight
70°F
Patchy Fog
Wednesday
83°F
Patchy Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:41 AM · Sunset 7:53 PM · 14h 12m
Snapshot built 5m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS OHX.
Piney 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.
Piney Creek Falls sits in Van Buren County, Tennessee. The falls are inside Fall Creek Falls State Park. The base sits at roughly 1,692 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 9 minutes from Spencer. A trail — Lower Loop Trail — runs within 70 meters of the marked location. 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.
Piney Creek Falls is a 95 feet (29 m) waterfall located along Piney Creek, a mile or so above its confluence with Cane Creek. A trail leads an overlook above the falls. There is no trail to the base of the falls which can only be accessed by rappel or a rugged hike up the Piney Creek Gorge. 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 · 18.1 mi away
CALFKILLER RIVER AT HWY 70 AT SPARTA, TN
— Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.
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30-day streamflow
Above 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 354 cfs · 93% of last year — similar
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Creek Falls (this page) | — | — | — | Y | Free |
| Piney Creek Falls | 0 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Coon Creek Falls | 2 mi | 249 ft | — | Y | Free |
| Fall Creek Falls | 2 mi | 256 ft | moderate · 0.8 mi | Y | Free |
| Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls | 2 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Cane Creek Falls | 2 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
Questions visitors ask about Piney 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 Piney Creek Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Piney 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 Piney 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 Piney 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 Piney Creek Falls from a major city?
Piney Creek Falls is 6 miles from Spencer (about 9 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
35.6732, -85.3840
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piney_Creek_Falls
Wikidata (Q38050)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38050
GeoNames (4649633)
https://www.geonames.org/4649633/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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