Hiking and Swimming at Cummins Falls State Park

20241207 It's small. It has a small display of history and a gift shop. The ladies working there are nice. There are 3 trails that take you to the overlook. One on the left where the parking lot is. The other 2 started off as 1 trail on the other side of the visitors center and it branches into 2. The left one is a little more challenging, and the left is easier. You can take any of the 3 trails back to the parking lot. There's 1 trail that takes you to the bottom of the falls. Be careful if you decide to take that trail. It costs $20, and watching the safety video playing at the visitors center is highly recommended, if this is your first time.

Shortly after a visit to Bristol Dragway, I decided to take a detour and spend a day at this waterfall. It was a great park to explore and relax. It was quite a distance from the entrance of the park to the actual waterfall. Once you reach the destination; it is well worth the walk. There is an area to swim and there is an area to just stand underneath the waterfall. There are life jackets available for free. I would definitely recommend a day trip to this park.

I visited on November 23rd and got to view the beautiful waterfall from the overlook area. It is definitely worth the short hike. I think going during the fall is better because you won’t have to deal with it being crowded. Peaceful and breathtaking! 💙

I went today, November 30 2024, and there was hardly anyone there, which meant there was nobody to get in the way of pictures! There's a gift shop and restrooms, along with 2 different routes to the waterfall. The FREE route takes you to an overlook that offers a good view(where I was at in the pictures posted with this review) and a $6 permit route which takes you to the base of the falls. The ladies in the gift shop said they don't allow permits after 2:30pm to the base, so the overlook was essentially my only option which was fine. In short, it's free to enter and walk to the overlook. It only costs if going to the base of the falls.

It's a wonderful park. We live nearby so we go there all the time. We take our cat on hikes with us, and she loves going there. I've been many times and still haven't gone all the way down to underneath waterfall. The hike to it is very strenuous and I forget to wear water shoes. Sometime next summer, I'll make my way down there. There's another trail that many people don't take. It goes through the woods and then around a stunning meadow. I love going to that meadow. It's packed full of blackberries and all kinds of flowers. My absolute favorite is the passion flowers. When they are in bloom, I can stop admiring them.