Williamsburg, Kentucky: Moonbow at Cumberland Falls

Got a Moonbow night shot three days before the full moon. Stellar!

Cumberland Falls are near the parking lot, so all can enjoy! If the sun comes out, see the rainbow across the falls. Hike the moonbeam trail or others! Great and natural beauty! Skip some coal rocks at the beach.

We arrived late in the day and found the place still buzzing with people. While beautiful, there were a lot of bugs (to be expected, so bring a blocker because we were bit up pretty bad), no easy water access (signs said no wading even), and the bathrooms were wretched.

The Falls are really pretty, and the surrounding trails are a treat. Nice access (except at the central overlook) for people with strollers, like us, as well as people in wheelchairs or using walkers.

On our way to the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, TN, we saw the sign at the side of the highway -- a great side trip. More interesting than most of the falls in the National Park, worth seeing, falls enthusiast or not. If you want to see the moonbow, go when night comes earlier (fall, winter, spring) -- you will have a better chance of seeing it before the park closes.

Beautiful falls, and if you hit it right, the chance to see a moonbow (a rainbow caused my moon light). The moonbow can only be seen on crystal clear nights a couple of days around the full moon. I didn't see it. While it rained, several locals (who were there anyway, just in case) recommended coming during the winter. The falls are worth seeing whether or not you see the moonbow.