Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area · Kentucky, Tennessee

Bear Creek Overlook Trail

0.3 mi of trail, end to end · 30 ft of descent · 1,208 ft–1,242 ft · non-motorized

Views

1,240 ft 1,208 ft · 0.3 mi high 1,240 ft

Along the way Bear Creek

On the parks map

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.