A family-friendly 28-foot waterfall with a half-mile easy hike and wheelchair-accessible overlook.
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Flat Lick Falls is a 28-foot waterfall located in Jackson County near McKee, accessible via a roughly half-mile easy hike from a recreational area. The trail difficulty is rated easy, making this suitable for families, older adults, and visitors of varying fitness levels.
A key feature is the wheelchair-accessible viewing platform at the top overlook, allowing visitors with mobility limitations to view the falls. The trail leading to this overlook is paved, making it the most accessible waterfall destination in the Kentucky listings covered here. This makes Flat Lick Falls an excellent choice for inclusive group outings.
No fee is mentioned for access. The short distance and easy difficulty mean this waterfall visit can fit into a busy schedule or family day. Given the accessibility features and family-friendly nature, Flat Lick Falls is an ideal introduction to Kentucky waterfall visiting for visitors of all abilities.
Year-round; no seasonal restrictions noted.
The top overlook features a wheelchair-accessible viewing platform; the trail itself is paved to that overlook.
No fee or permit requirement was published on the managing agency's site when we last checked — confirm current conditions before you go, since these change.
Via a 0.5-mile round-trip trail rated easy by the managing agency.
We track 3 waterfalls in Bluegrass & Central Kentucky.
kentuckytourism.com
All facts from Kentucky Tourism's official '12 Gorgeous Waterfalls' page, checked 2026-09-04: a 28-foot waterfall reached by a roughly half-mile easy hike, with a paved trail to an overlook that includes a wheelchair-accessible viewing platform (ada_accessible refers specifically to that top overlook, not the trail to the base). Exact managing agency/department not confirmed by an independent official page.
Checked September 2026.