Cumberland Falls

Corbin, KY · Cumberland Plateau, southeastern KentuckyFreeFree; Kentucky state parks charge no general admission

About

On clear nights near a full moon, the mist at Cumberland Falls, southwest of Corbin, Kentucky, can make a moonbow. No other place in the Western Hemisphere is known to get them regularly. The state parks department posts the dates, though low water can keep one from forming.

Highlights

68-foot drop, 125 feet wideA moonbow you can predictMoonbows near the full moonFree park admission

Getting there

7351 Highway 90, Corbin, KY 40701

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