Cumberland Falls

Waterfall · McCreary County

Cumberland Falls

Waterfall · McCreary County

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Kentucky 42634

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See the 'Niagara of the South' & rare moonbows  

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"A waterfall in Kentucky famous for producing lunar rainbows under full-moon conditions, offering a rare nighttime natural spectacle when moonlight is refracted through the falls’ mist." - Stephanie Vermillion Stephanie Vermillion Stephanie Vermillion is a travel journalist and photographer covering culture and adventure for Travel + Leisure Outside, and more. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines

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51 Most Romantic Places in the U.S.A.

"Known as 'The Niagara of the South.' Cumberland Falls is impressive at all hours of the day, but it's particularly special at night thanks to a unique natural phenomenon called a moonbow. Couples who visit the falls at night can spot a fantastic lunar rainbow spread across the water, which only adds to the area's romantic charm." - Travel + Leisure Editors

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Debi Kagels

Google
Was a beautiful day .alot of people but still had aot of parking. The views were amazing. Nice food truck and souvenir shop. Trails and so much more.A great stop.

Jason Knott

Google
This waterfall is amazing!! The hike on the far side is better than going to the overlook. The hike is not super challenging and easy to walk. There is also another waterfall on the trail that is just as pretty as this one. The other one you can swim under and jump off rocks. I highly recommend visiting this waterfall!

Alex S

Google
Beautiful park, the falls are gorgeous. Kind of bummed about no swimming, but it’s nice to walk around. The gift shop is super cute and there are so many fun things to buy.

Kirk Gilchrist

Google
Beautiful state park! Great trails and the falls are amazing.

Dorothy Kowalsky

Google
Very nice waterfall, easy to get to and see. There are different points of view if you want to come further

Chase Dabney

Google
Just beautiful! The grounds are extremely well kept, several view points of the falls, and you can go for a hike on the trails to see even more. It's really worth a trip if you've never been!

dilip kumar sahu

Google
Great place to visit which is 2.5 hr from louisville. Awesome scenic place loved the different view points of the waterfall. You can go and kayak too. Lovely place to spend time with family. Free entry to the waterfall and plenty of parking space to park and walk to see the waterfall. One of the best waterfall in ky.

Nicki H.

Google
These are some older pictures of the moonbow that I thought might be of interest. We stayed at the lodge which we had to book way in advance to get there on a moonbow night (full moon only), but it was a very nice stay. There is an outdoor patio at the lodge that looks out over a wooded vista. There's a short somewhat steep trail from the lodge to the main viewing lot. Pictures of the moonbow were taken with a cheapie digicam, 8 second exposure.