Before you get in
Chattanooga Falls never says whether swimming is safe. It reports whether a spot is open, the land manager's rules, and live flood alerts. Creeks here can rise fast after rain upstream, even under a clear sky. Check the flood alerts on the spot's page before you go, and again before you get in.
Where the land manager allows swimming
Five spots, each with its own rules.
Open
Big Soddy Creek Gulf
City of Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee
Status unknown
Foster Falls
Fiery Gizzard State Park, Tennessee
Status unknown
Greeter Falls and Blue Hole
Savage Gulf State Park, Tennessee
Limited days
Lula Falls
Lula Lake Land Trust, Georgia
Closed
North Chickamauga Creek Gorge Blue Hole
North Chickamauga Creek Gorge State Park, Tennessee
Photos on Unsplash: Foster Falls, Chad Madden | Greeter Falls and Blue Hole, Sarah Swainson
Each spot's swimming rules
In the land manager's words, with the source.
- Big Soddy Creek Gulf
- Swimming: allowed by the city, at your own risk, with no lifeguards. The city warns of flash flooding and falling boulders; the creek changes fast after heavy rain.City of Soddy-Daisy, checked October 26, 2026WDEF, checked October 26, 2026
- Foster Falls
- Swimming: allowed by the park. No jumping from the falls: the park says the water below is shallow.Tennessee State Parks (page 1, page 2), checked October 26, 2026
- Greeter Falls and Blue Hole
- Swimming: allowed by the park at Greeter Falls and the Blue Hole. No jumping from waterfalls, and no climbing on waterfalls or cliffs. No lifeguards.Tennessee State Parks (page 1, page 2, page 3), checked October 26, 2026
- Lula Falls
- Swimming: the trust welcomes you into the water at the base of Lula Falls (not in Lula Lake). Don't start down to the base after 3:30 p.m.Lula Lake Land Trust, checked October 26, 2026
- North Chickamauga Creek Gorge Blue Hole
- Swimming: allowed by the park at its green and yellow water levels when the Blue Hole is open. No swimming at purple; the gorge closes at red. Flash floods can happen any time it rains in the watershed.Tennessee State Parks, checked October 26, 2026
The other spots
Where swimming isn't allowed, or the land manager doesn't say.
- Benton Falls
- Swimming: the park doesn't sayUSDA Forest Service, Cherokee National Forest, checked October 26, 2026
- Cherokee and Hemlock Falls
- Swimming: not allowedGeorgia State Parks & Historic Sites, checked October 26, 2026
- DeSoto Falls
- Swimming: the park doesn't sayAlabama State Parks, checked October 26, 2026
- Fall Creek Falls
- Swimming: the park doesn't sayTennessee State Parks, checked October 26, 2026
- Glen Falls
- Swimming: not allowedChickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, checked October 26, 2026
- Little River Falls
- Swimming: the park doesn't sayLittle River Canyon National Preserve, checked October 26, 2026
- Ozone Falls
- Swimming: the park doesn't sayTDEC Division of Natural Areas, checked October 26, 2026