Burgess Falls State Park is a state park and state natural area in Putnam County and White County, Tennessee, located in the southeastern United States. The park is situated around a steep gorge in which the Falling Water River drops 250 feet (76 m) in elevation in less than a mile, culminating in a 136-foot (41 m) cataract waterfall.
Burgess Falls
Middle Falls along the Falling Water River
Burgess Falls Dam
Profile view of Burgess Falls, showing the walls of the gorge
Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 79,854. Its county seat is Cookeville. Putnam County is part of the Cookeville, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Putnam County Courthouse
Farm in rural northern Putnam County
Burgess Falls near the southern border with White County
The Laboratory Science Commons at Tennessee Tech