Flat Laurel Creek flows near Sam Knob is in Haywood County close to the highest point of the Blue Ridge Parkway. That's not it above, but a view from the trail leading to the camping area. We decided to head in from Hwy 215 north of the BRP - the parking area is an almost hidden 1 lane gravel driveway 0.8 miles up on the right. There's also a bigger parking area just off of the BRP around mile post 421 that will bring you in from the opposite direction. This parking area also has trails to other parts of the Pisgah Forest.

Follow the trail across the small creek, you'll be heading in a north to northeast direction. After 0.7 miles, you'll come to a concrete bridge that crosses a tributary of the west fork of the Pigeon River. The waterfall above slides under the bridge. Continue up the trail towards Sam Knob. You'll have some great views along the way like the one below.

A mile past the first waterfall, the trail parallels Flat Laurel Creek. There is a long series of cascades, but you'll have to scramble down the bank in several places to see them. We were backpacking on this trip and the campsites are at the top of the cascades and beyond, so we continued on to set up camp and lighten our loads. After that and a snack, we headed back down for some exploring. The next photos are a little of what we saw and are 3 different sections of the creek.

You can barely see Hal and Harry on a rock at the top right of this section of the cascades, that's how big they are.