Hiking Yahoo Falls in McCreary County, Kentucky

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Published 2015-05-19
A very short hike to the spectacular Yahoo Falls, Kentucky's highest waterfall with a 113 foot drop. The falls, found along Yahoo Creek, is located in the Yahoo Falls Scenic Area, a part of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, in McCreary County, Kentucky. The trail is a lollipop loop and is very short and pretty easy. The upper part of the loop passes over the top of the bluffs and offers some views of Cumberland Lake as well as the falls from above. The lower portion of the trail passes behind the waterfall and under an amazing rock overhang, along the base of the cliffs, and then climbs a large series of stairs to reconnect with the upper trail and parking area. There are some other interesting trails in the area as well, but unfortunately I did not take the time to explore those. Thanks so much for watching!

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All Comments (21)
  • About 1972 my husband with our 2 young sons and I visited there and hiked the trail. It was in the summer on an extremely hot and humid day. It was a great hike until we hit the stairs on the way back to the parking lot! We were on a two week trip camping trip to Kentucky. Thank you for bringing back some great memories.
  • @coyote238
    Been lost in those woods on the other side of the entrance road ....... Use to live in the area and walked to the river often . Good area for kayaking it easy .
  • @deanmay338
    Nice video! Have lived in KY for 27 years and never been to Big South Fork. Have developed the “camping habit” the last 7 years or so as empty nesters and now as retirees. We have visited and camped at several state parks. Need to check out Big South Fork and Yahoo Falls! Thx.
  • nice water fall SNR was just here thinking after see your video about the local water fall around here and right off hand i can't think of any you can walk behind like yahoo falls and looking up the falls with the camera was cool
  • @ethanhogue5712
    I love Kentucky the smell and the hills and the mountains
  • Ole Yahoo Falls, I used to run around down there, lived about 4 miles from it in the early 70's for a couple years only been to the falls twice when I was around 8 or 9 years old, still go down and see family down there but have not when down to the falls since, thanks for the reminder how nice it is, enjoyed the tour, now I may just have to give it a hike some time soon. Thanks Again, Take Care!
  • @Sleeves
    Spectacular view of the falls from the top of the bluff. Great camera work. I appreciate the perspective of your walk behind the falls. Very impressive falls. Wonderful area. Thanks for sharing. Keep hiking!
  • WOW!!!! great video and place, I will have to tell Mark to put it on our GO TO list. We will be hiking in KY soon. Great shot hanging the camera out, awesome.
  • @NEKCanoeist
    Wow that was great. At first the magnitude of the falls didn't seem large. Then the lower shots really showed. 113 ft is quite a drop. I imagine after a good down poor the fall get quite intense. Thanks for sharing! Cheers Paul
  • Thank you for this video, my husband and I can no longer hike and this allowed me to see the falls. We are staying near Crossville,Tn and sight seeing the area.
  • Thanks for sharing. You also did a GR8 job editing your video. My husband and I will hike this trail sometime this fall.
  • @Eunannos
    LOL-love the end with the camera in the fall-wasn't expecting that !! Have really enjoyed these videos, although I am in Kentucky, have never been to this area of the state !!
  • @whatnot987
    Sweet falls, great view from the top too. You looked like a dot compared to the size of the rock face at the base of the falls--it really put it in perspective. Definitely a place that I want to check out. You know Im a fan of anything that's the tallest, deepest etc etc. Thanks for sharing.
  • @SteveSherron
    Good Lord! I didn't realize it was that huge until you walked under the rock.