Rock Island State Park

Rock Island State Park - Rock Island, TN

April 25, 2014

Today we spent the day at Rock Island State Park in Rock Island, TN.

This was just a small waterfall on the hiking trail down to the gorge and the main falls.  It can be found on the Old Mill Trail.  Once down the trail, you can rock hop your way into and through the gorge.  It was a lot of fun!


After a picnic lunch, we hiked on the Downstream trail.  This gave an amazing view of the main waterfall.

My brother and I at the Twin Falls Lookout.  This is where the Downstream Trail starts.

View of Twin Falls from the Downstream Trail.

A short way down the Downstream Trail, we found it connected with a short trail to Little Falls.  This video was after a climb on top of the falls.

My brother and I under Little Falls.

After our hike we spent some time at the beach swimming in the river gorge.  Overall a fun day!

Fun at the beach!

For more information about Rock Island State Park, please visit their webpage, http://tnstateparks.com/parks/about/rock-island

Notes for parents, from parents:
The Old Mill trail was short, only a 1/2 mile one way, but it had many stairs that were very wet and slippery when we hiked.  At the bottom in the gorge, there were many rocks to jump/climb which could be dangerous for young hikers.  There also were drop offs into the river if you get close to the edge.  Proceed with caution.  We found it very doable with two young hikers but kept a close eye on them.