I've just begun visiting waterfalls in this beautiful section of the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. Now that I've moved to the mountains, more trips are in the works. My pal Dana has been to over 70 falls in the area and has promised to show me around. For more info about the park in general, here's the official site - I'm only going to tell you about the falls I visit here. You can also visit this section of nationalparked.com for more photos and info on the park

My first trip to the Smokies was in mid April '02 and this may have been the perfect time to visit. The trees were beginning to leaf out, wildflowers were in abundance along the roads and trails, and visitors were minimal. Stats say this is the most visited national park, so the trails and roads around Gatlinburg are clogged during the summer months. The above shot is of some kids swimming in the pool below Abrams Falls.

Anyhow, here are the falls I've been to so far...

Abrams Falls - Cades Cove area, TN

Baskins Creek Falls - the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail just outside Gatlinburg, TN

Chasteen Creek Cascade - Smokemont Campground near south end of Blue Ridge Parkway 

Deep Creek area - Juneywhank, Toms Branch, and Indian Creek Falls are on this page, NC

Flat Creek Falls - between Cherokee and Soco off of the Blue Ridge Parkway, NC

Little Creek Falls - between Bryson City and Cherokee in NC

Lynn Camp Prong Falls and Cascades - Tremont area, TN

Meigs Falls and the Sinks - along the way to Cades Cove from Gatlinburg, TN

Mingo Falls - not really in the park boundaries, but close enough to include here - NC

Mouse Creek Falls - in the Big Creek area just off of I-40, NC

Place of a Thousand Drips - Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, TN

Rainbow Falls - Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, TN

Ramsay Cascades - Greenbrier area, TN

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