COVID-19 UPDATES: Keeping Visitors Healthy

Burgess Falls State Park

June 10, 2020: Burgess Falls State Park and Natural Area is seeing high visitation and has limited capacity. Some areas may be closed to additional vehicles once maximum capacity is reached for the day. Please plan to visit during the week when visitation is a bit lower. 

Public Notice: Swimming is not allowed at Burgess Falls State Park and Natural Area. 

Tennessee State Parks are open. Park hours may vary from normal operations in response to COVID-19. Certain parks or areas of parks may close if they reach capacity. Events may have limited capacity. 

Please Note: Masks are required inside all state park facilities. For more information about this and other guidelines, please see our Keeping Visitors Healthy page to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience.

Statewide Alert (effective August 10, 2020): Visitors are required to wear a mask in any state park facility staffed by employees or where the general public may congregate.  This includes park offices, visitor centers, stores, nature centers, restrooms or while touring any indoor facility being considered for rent.  If visitors do not have a mask, parks will maintain a small amount of paper masks to provide to a visitor for their use. Any park rental facility- including cabins, Lodge rooms, campsites, picnic shelters, group facilities, etc. - are considered as having “restricted use” and will be the responsibility of the party renting that facility.  It is recommended that they follow all CDC recommendations and guidelines regarding social distancing and mask wearing.

Visitors are required to follow the mask ordinances of the county they are in, or the park rules listed above, whichever are more stringent.

Activities

Hiking

Burgess Falls has several adventurous hiking trail ranging from moderate to strenuous.

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Fishing

Fishing is good for Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, and bream. The most popular fishing sites are below the dam and the main waterfall along the bank and at the fishing pier. There are no public boat ramps or canoe/kayak access areas on the park.

Birding

Barn and northern rough-winged swallows sally out over the river, and green and yellow-crowned night herons may be seen during spring and summer at the river’s edge and on a lake created by an early concrete dam.

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