Cumberland Falls - Cumberland Falls Resort State Park, KY
N 36° 50.331 W 084° 20.685
16S E 736775 N 4080286
Cumberland Falls, Cumberland Falls Resort State Park, KY
Waymark Code: WMD2P3
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 11/10/2011
Views: 14
Cumberland Falls Resort State Park is located on Hwy 90 about 20 miles west of I-75. Use exit 15 if coming from the south, exit 2 if coming from the north. There is a large parking area above the falls. Several walkways lead to viewing platforms. At least one of the walkways is handicap accessible. There is a lodge and a campgound in the park.
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Cumberland Falls, sometimes called the Little Niagara, the Niagara of the South, or the Great Falls, is a large waterfall on the Cumberland River in southeastern Kentucky. Spanning the river at the border of McCreary and Whitley counties, the waterfall is the central feature of Cumberland Falls State Resort Park.
On average the falls, which flow over a resistant sandstone bed, are 68 feet high and 125 feet wide, with an average water flow of 3,600 cubic feet per second.
Under a full moon on clear nights, an elusive lunar rainbow or moonbow is sometimes formed by the mist emanating from the falls.