Princess Falls is a waterfall on Lick Creek in McCreary County, Kentucky, in the Southwestern Appalachians region, with a total height of about 17 feet. It lies about 3 miles west of Whitley City and roughly 62.7 miles northwest of Knoxville as the crow flies.
At 17 feet it is on the modest side for Kentucky, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 40 feet; it ranks 21st of 25.
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.
There are 7 recorded waterfalls in McCreary County. Lick Creek Falls, a plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Yahoo Falls, a 113-foot plunge waterfall, is about 3.2 miles away. Dick Gap Falls, is about 4.5 miles away.
Princess Falls is located at 36.7276° N, 84.5235° 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.