Flat Lick Falls

Flat Lick Falls: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Flat Lick Falls

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Flat Lick Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.37171, -83.93977. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Flat Lick Falls

• Daniel Boone National Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve · cave · Rockcastle · ~29 km · Must-see
• Wood Creek Lake Dam · lake · Laurel · ~36 km · Must-see
• Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park · park · Laurel · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Linville · lake · Rockcastle · ~45 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~56 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Leslie · ~58 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge State Resort Park · park · Powell · ~62 km · Must-see
• Laurel River Lake · lake · Laurel · ~63 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Reptile Zoo · sanctuary · Powell · ~64 km · Must-see
• Wilgreen Lake · lake · Madison · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~70 km · Must-see
• Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site · sanctuary · Knox · ~74 km · Must-see
• McCammon Falls · waterfall · Jackson · ~3 km
• Beulah Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~3 km
• Bradshaw Hill · viewpoint · Jackson · ~6 km
• Huff Church · church · Jackson · ~7 km
• Lower Blackwater Baptist Church · church · Jackson · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Flat Lick Falls

Other waterfalls near Flat Lick Falls

• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · McCreary · ~87 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · Wayne · ~119 km · Must-see
• Big South Fork Angel Falls · waterfall · East Tennessee · ~139 km · Must-see
• McCammon Falls · waterfall · Jackson · ~3 km
• Turkey Foot Loop Trail Falls · waterfall · Jackson · ~13 km
• Wind Cave Cascades · waterfall · Jackson · ~19 km
• Alcorn Branch Falls · waterfall · Jackson · ~20 km
• Waterfall Cave · waterfall · Rockcastle · ~33 km
• Anglin Falls · waterfall · Rockcastle · ~35 km
• Joe High Falls · waterfall · Rockcastle · ~35 km

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