Jackson Falls
Natchez Trace
Jackson Falls is located on the Natchez Trace Parkway at milepost 404.7.
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A steep trail (concrete sidewalk) 900 feet long takes you to a clear pool at the base of these falls. This trail descends to Jackson Falls a beautifully sculptured cascade that seems ageless but it isn't. For thousands of years before the falls existed Jackson Branch flowed into this high valley isolated from the Duck River below. Then in a classic case of stream piracy, the Duck River captured Jackson Branch. The flooding river and other erosional agents wore away at the bluffs, cutting a new channel through faults in the rock. At the site of Jackson Falls the diverted stream slips down into the Duck River Valley abandoning its former course.
Duck River Overlook - a gentle 1/4 mile trail leads to a viewpoint 300 feet (30 stories) above the Duck River.
Duck River Overlook - a gentle 1/4 mile trail leads to a viewpoint 300 feet (30 stories) above the Duck River.
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Locator Map for Jackson Falls and other Natchez Trace points of interest!
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1 Franklin, Tennessee
2 Magnolia House Bed and Breakfast
3 Leipers Fork, Tennessee
Access/Exit Tennessee Highway 46
4 Garrison Creek
5 Old Trace
6 Burns Branch
7 Tennessee Valley Divide
Access/Exit Tennessee Highway 7
8 Centerville, Tennessee
9 Creekview Farm Retreat Bed and Breakfast
10 Water Valley Overlook
Access/Exit Tennessee Highway 50
11 Gordon House and Duck River Ferry Site
12 Baker Bluff Overlook
* Jackson Falls
13 Fly - Water Valley - Williamsport - Hampshire Loop Route
14 Old Trace Walk
15 Tobacco Farm and Old Trace Drive
16 Sheboss Stand
17 Old Trace
18 Columbia, Tennessee
19 Linden, Tennessee
20 Commodore Hotel & Cafe
21 Devil's Backbone State Natural Area
22 Swan View Overlook
23 Fall Hollow Waterfall
24 Fall Hollow Bed and Breakfast
Access/Exit US Highway 412
25 Natchez Hills Bed and Breakfast
26 Hohenwald, Tennessee
27 Meriwether Lewis
Access/Exit Tennessee Highway 20
28 Metal Ford and Buffalo River
29 Napier Mine
30 Buffalo River Farm and Studio Bed and Breakfast
Access/Exit Napier Road
Color Key:
* Jackson Falls
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
Access / Exit Roads
1 Franklin, Tennessee
2 Magnolia House Bed and Breakfast
3 Leipers Fork, Tennessee
Access/Exit Tennessee Highway 46
4 Garrison Creek
5 Old Trace
6 Burns Branch
7 Tennessee Valley Divide
Access/Exit Tennessee Highway 7
8 Centerville, Tennessee
9 Creekview Farm Retreat Bed and Breakfast
10 Water Valley Overlook
Access/Exit Tennessee Highway 50
11 Gordon House and Duck River Ferry Site
12 Baker Bluff Overlook
* Jackson Falls
13 Fly - Water Valley - Williamsport - Hampshire Loop Route
14 Old Trace Walk
15 Tobacco Farm and Old Trace Drive
16 Sheboss Stand
17 Old Trace
18 Columbia, Tennessee
19 Linden, Tennessee
20 Commodore Hotel & Cafe
21 Devil's Backbone State Natural Area
22 Swan View Overlook
23 Fall Hollow Waterfall
24 Fall Hollow Bed and Breakfast
Access/Exit US Highway 412
25 Natchez Hills Bed and Breakfast
26 Hohenwald, Tennessee
27 Meriwether Lewis
Access/Exit Tennessee Highway 20
28 Metal Ford and Buffalo River
29 Napier Mine
30 Buffalo River Farm and Studio Bed and Breakfast
Access/Exit Napier Road
Color Key:
* Jackson Falls
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
Access / Exit Roads
