McKinney Falls State Park

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What makes it fun

If you are looking for a great place for swimming, hiking, fishing, biking, and beautiful views, McKinney Falls State Park is a prime location to enjoy all the gloriousness of the outdoors. Its peaceful location with a settling ambiance from Onion Creek’s flowing streams running over limestone ledges and splashing into enticing pools. Plan a day of swimming, hiking, and fishing with your sweetie.

Google Reviews

4.6

Based on 6271 reviews

Chantry Tivis

20:38 27 Aug 23

Upper falls are not flowing and lower falls is just a trickle. Definitely wouldn't swim in any of the water. However still an awesome place to hike

Alex Gabriel

18:29 27 Aug 23

Don’t come to this location. The falls have STOPPED flowing you can no longer swim, the water is green and stagnant. The park ranger Gastapo man and his young female accomplice should go be police if they want to be detectives go solve a real crime, giving me a Wrongful use ticket for parking in a shaded area for 15 minutes while I took my things from my vehicle looking for my kids snacks. F your ticket I flushed it down your toilet y’all lost a customer Annual pass and every person I come across I will tell them to stay away.

Preston Walling

14:40 26 Aug 23

Leticia Fernandes

10:44 26 Aug 23

A perfect place for a walk, a short walk. But in summer it is too hot and less water.

Xela9

20:57 26 Jun 22

I love this state park. 💞 I have been coming to hike and am exploring the trails. 🚶‍♀️ Love what I have seen so far. Onion Creek trail is kind of paved so it's a very easy walk. The Picnic trail is nice and short and it goes to the lower falls if you care to go for a swim. They have lots of picnic tables with water close by and a grill to have a great picnic or cook out. They also have campsites and cabins. It is a must visit if you like parks and camping. 😊

Jennie Cook

20:56 29 Apr 22

They offer a lot of hiking options, and one of the falls areas allowed swimming. Super fun place to spend a day, even with kids. They also had staff on site checking the cleanliness of the bathrooms during the day, not just after closing(I watched them doing rounds). That was impressive. My only gripe is that they closed their visitor center early. The sign said they were open until 4pm, and I was walking up at about 3:50 and it was already closed down for the day. That was a bummer. But this was otherwise a solid place to visit.

Liz Sweigart

04:00 29 Dec 21

Lin Asian Bar + Dim Sum is a real treat! They have a small patio, but it works for outdoor dining which is a definite plus in our current times. The staff were friendly, professional, and very helpful explaining the menu. The lunch menu features a more expansive selection of dim sum than the dinner menu, although the restaurant’s “greatest hits” appear on both. The soup dumplings (xiaolongbao) are a standout, as are the beef potstickers, egg rolls (that apricot dipping sauce!), and scallion pancake. The bathroom set up (gender neutral and completely accessible) is great for families (and anyone really). We also shared the orange peel beef. Although the meat was very good, it wasn’t as spicy or flavorful a dish as we were expecting. Overall, this is a great spot for dumplings and other dim sum goodies. Recommend.