Virgin Falls State Natural Area is the perfect place for a quick weekend trip in Tennessee.
Virgin Falls Trail is a massive waterfall at the end of 3 other mini falls located in Sparta, Tennessee. This trail is 8.7 miles round trip & is rated difficult, but it seemed more on the mild side to me!
Before starting our hiking & camping – we kicked off our trip by staying at an Airbnb the night we all drove to the little town of Sparta, TN.
We knew it would be too late to set up camp so we found this cute gem of an Airbnb – & it slept 5 of us for $168 total! We paid like $30 each!
The kitchen had everything you would need & a washer & dryer!
If you were trying to go GLAMPING instead of camping – I would suggest hiking Virgin Falls Trail all day & then staying at this Airbnb!
For a great start to your morning stop by The Coffee Collective.
Then head to the trail head.
Remember if you want to camp here over night you have to make reservations.
We did not make reservations & got lucky. The worker on site allowed us to stay at a campsite for a donation.
I would recommend camping at Bill Laurel Falls. There were 2 or 3 campsites right near this minier waterfall & it was so peaceful to fall asleep to! I would call & ask for this campsite to reserve !
This was our view from our campsite! Big Laurel Falls is a little over halfway to the biggest waterfall, Virgin Falls. We safely set up camp (brought our expensive items with us) & continued on.
We reached Virgin Falls & it was beautiful!
There is a great rock situated across from the top of the falls for a great view & pic!
Getting close to the bottom you could feel how powerful the waterfall was! It was pretty awesome for such a short hike in!
Once you reach Virgin Falls it is time to turn around. There were a few waypoints to stop at like Sheeps Cave & a few great places for some climbing along the way.
Nothing beat the view of the stars we saw at night from our campsite!
As we packed up & head back to the trail head we stopped at some of the beautiful rivers along the way!
If you have any question, leave a comment or DM me on Instagram: tori_churchill
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Tori Churchill 
that was insane!
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