Seventy Six Falls

Worth the drive

Is it plungeworthy?

40feet tall

A dam on Indian Creek.

Scale39/60

Documentation20/20

Character14/20

The details

Type: Dam
Watercourse: Indian Creek
Coordinates: 36.77935, -85.12583

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About Seventy Six Falls

Seventy Six Falls is a 40-foot dam in Kentucky, on Indian Creek.

It's fullest after rain, and flow can drop off during dry spells — plan around recent weather.

Plungeworthy rates Seventy Six Falls 7.3/10 — worth the drive. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.

What you'll find

A 38-foot curtain pouring off a limestone lip straight into an arm of Lake Cumberland — approach by boat for the full theater, or take the short walk to the fenced overlook above. Before the dam, it fell 84 feet; the lake keeps the difference.

Getting there

Trailhead: Overlook path, Seventy Six Falls Road, Albany
Parking: Paved pull-off at the falls
Road: Paved
Hike: 0.4 mi round trip (easy)
Heads up: Boaters: about seven lake miles up Indian Creek from Wolf Creek Marina.

When to go

Spring for flow; summer for the boat-in scene on the lake.

Rules & fees

Fee / pass: None
Dogs: Leashed
Warnings: The crosses at the overlook are for cliff jumpers. The fence is the line — jumping here has killed repeatedly.

Researched from Wikipedia — Seventy Six Falls · Lake Cumberland Tourism — 76 Falls. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Seventy Six Falls recently? Post a conditions report below.

Where it is

Before you go

The pin marks the feature, not a trailhead or a legal route in. Some sit on private land or need a real hike, and conditions change with season and rain. Check local access, don't trespass, and never enter water — hot or cold — where it isn't safe.