Waddaya Know, I Found a Waterfall
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (68918)
United States
November 5, 2023 7:32pm CST
On this beautiful, sunny, comfortable Sunday afternoon I found myself driving along the Natchez Trace Parkway. Suddenly, a sign jumped out at me: “Jackson Falls ahead.”
You know me when it comes to waterfalls!!
This was pretty minimal because it’s been on the dry side in Tennessee (just below, in Alabama, the entire state is in “drought” status), but that doesn’t mean I didn’t have a great time walking about 1/4 of a mile to the viewing platform and enjoying the sound and the vision.
This is a good time to see it, too, because in that decreased flow condition I’d never see it through the trees in summer.
So this trip is about six hours old and it’s already a success: I found a waterfall! 
Jackson Falls from the overlook. (In a wider view picture I took, you can see the parking lot, so it wasn’t a strenuous or long walk at all!)
Jackson Falls from the overlook. (In a wider view picture I took, you can see the parking lot, so it wasn’t a strenuous or long walk at all!)16 people like this
15 responses
@thislittlepennyearns (62922)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
6 Nov 23
I had to do this. Because you know, how often do I really get a chance. lol
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@FourWalls (68918)
• United States
6 Nov 23
That’s just wrong. You could’ve done this!
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@thislittlepennyearns (62922)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
6 Nov 23
@FourWalls You have to remember our age difference my dear friend.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
6 Nov 23
The water looks clear. Quite nice to take a bath there.
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@FourWalls (68918)
• United States
6 Nov 23
Yes, quite clear. The problem is the water level is so low that all you can bathe is your ankles.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
6 Nov 23
@FourWalls Yeah, I can see how low it is since the trees are quite bigger. Can we call it a super mini waterfall.
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- love discovering things that way! Interesting that it had been on the dry side - I wouldn't have expected that out there. Glad you didn't have to walk too far to get there!@FourWalls (68918)
• United States
7 Nov 23
One thing I love about my trips: I’m surprised as y’all are as to where I end up!
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@kaylachan (71590)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Nov 23
That sounds pretty. Waterflls are cool. We could use some rain, ourselves.
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@FourWalls (68918)
• United States
6 Nov 23
It’s funny to see the meteorologists talking about how you could use some rain while saying there’s a river flood warning on the St. John’s River.
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@crossbones27 (49703)
• Mojave, California
6 Nov 23
I could make bad Marine Jokes but very cool and why I could make bad Marine jokes. 
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@FourWalls (68918)
• United States
6 Nov 23
With water flow that low we need Coast Guard jokes instead.
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@crossbones27 (49703)
• Mojave, California
6 Nov 23
@FourWalls Eh,, they care about people to much. lol Bad jokes are fun.
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@FourWalls (68918)
• United States
6 Nov 23
Small but it gave me my waterfall fix. I’ll bet it’s cold water, too!
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
6 Nov 23
@FourWalls I am fascinated by small streams and waterfalls.
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@kareng (61309)
• United States
6 Nov 23
@FourWalls Most of the ponds are either totally dried up around here are well on their way! It's bad!
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@FourWalls (68918)
• United States
6 Nov 23
Low rain makes for low waterfalls (a number of the falls in Alabama are bone dry). But it’s good for me!
@shaggin (72190)
• United States
6 Nov 23
1/4 mile walk to see a waterfall is awesome! I have been to quite a few like that with my little one the past two years. I just spotted one recently but was in a hurry and couldn’t stop to take a photo but I hope to get back there soon to do just that. I love waterfalls.
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@FourWalls (68918)
• United States
6 Nov 23
The shortest walk I’ve had is Cumberland Falls in Kentucky. You can see that from the parking lot.
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@snowy22315 (182000)
• United States
6 Nov 23
I like waterfalls. West Virginia has some great ones.
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@FourWalls (68918)
• United States
7 Nov 23
Indeed! Gorgeous everything in West Virginia!
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@FourWalls (68918)
• United States
6 Nov 23
Drought conditions here. Glad it was flowing at all.
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@RasmaSandra (80659)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Nov 23
A nice little waterfall with beautiful nature all around,
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@FourWalls (68918)
• United States
7 Nov 23
Nature was everywhere on the Trace. I saw three or four deer, including a couple of fawns.
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@LindaOHio (181320)
• United States
6 Nov 23
I love waterfalls too. Have a wonderful, safe trip. 
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@FourWalls (68918)
• United States
6 Nov 23
Thank you, I shall try. It’s already been good!
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@MaddieMae (49)
• United States
6 Nov 23
I love watching waterfall and the misty smell in the air.
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@FourWalls (68918)
• United States
7 Nov 23
I do, too. I could hear this one from the parking lot, even though it wasn’t very big.
@FourWalls (68918)
• United States
6 Nov 23
It’ll never give Niagara or Multnomah Falls any competition, but I love even the small ones!
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