Ballplay Falls is a 10-foot waterfall on Ballplay Creek in Monroe County, Tennessee, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 11.7 miles southeast of Vonore and roughly 38.4 miles south of Knoxville as the crow flies.
At 10 feet it is on the modest side for Tennessee, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 279th of 332. By form it is a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Blue Ridge is the highest part of the southern Appalachians, a range of forested peaks and coves with oak, hickory, tulip poplar and hemlock and spruce-fir on the summits, in one of the wettest climates in the East. Steep mountain streams drop over granite, gneiss and quartzite ledges, giving the region hundreds of waterfalls.
Monroe County holds 30 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Doublecamp Cascades, a tiered waterfall, is about 4.7 miles away. Crowder Branch Cascade, a tiered waterfall, is about 6.3 miles away. FS Falls, a 10-foot fan waterfall, is about 7 miles away.
Ballplay Falls is located at 35.4379° N, 84.1514° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.