Parker Cascades is a waterfall on trib of Hubbard Creek in Lawrence County, Alabama, in the Southwestern Appalachians region, with a total height of about 10 feet. It lies about 9.8 miles northeast of Haleyville and roughly 35 miles southwest of Decatur as the crow flies.
At 10 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 29 Alabama waterfalls with a documented height only 2 are shorter, while the typical Alabama waterfall stands around 40 feet. It falls in 2 drops.
The Southwestern Appalachians are the Cumberland Plateau and its escarpments, a sandstone tableland covered in oak and mixed mesophytic forest and cut by deep gorges. Creeks pour off the plateau rim over sandstone caprock into gorges, creating many tall, dramatic falls. trib of Hubbard Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Parker Cascades is the tallest of them.
There are 12 recorded waterfalls in Lawrence County. Parker Falls, is under a mile away. White Creek Falls, 75 feet high, is under a mile away. Riddle Falls, is under a mile away.
Parker Cascades is located at 34.3074° N, 87.4803° 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 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.