Updated July 2026
Bear Creek Falls
A series of small cascades and pools along Bear Creek in Tishomingo State Park, reached via the Bear Creek Outcropping Trail, a roughly 1.9-mile loop that starts at the park's 1937 swinging bridge and passes massive sandstone rock formations. Flow is strongest after rain.
Before you go
Waterfalls are hazardous by nature — wet rock, cold water, and unstable edges — and flow varies enormously with season and recent rain. Trail figures here describe the route as documented, not conditions today. Check Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (Tishomingo State Park) for closures and current conditions, and confirm land status before setting out.
Frequently Asked Questions
No measured height is on record for Bear Creek Falls in the land-manager and survey sources this inventory draws on. We list it without a height rather than estimating one.
The Bear Creek Outcropping Trail reaches it about 1.9 miles (loop) with roughly 137 feet of elevation gain, rated easy. The nearest town is Tishomingo. That describes the route as documented, not conditions on the day — check with Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (Tishomingo State Park) for closures and current conditions.
Late winter to spring (after rain). Waterfall flow swings enormously with snowmelt and recent rain, so a fall that roars in spring can be a trickle by late summer.
More Mississippi waterfalls
- Brushy Creek Waterfall
- Clark Creek Falls · 30 ft
- Cooper Falls · 40 ft
- Dunn's Falls · 65 ft
- Mint Spring Bayou Falls · 30 ft
- Owens Creek Waterfall
- Rawson Gully Falls · 25 ft
- Rocky Falls · 5 ft
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