
We hit these falls on the way back to Gatlinburg from Cades Cove. To get to the parking area, we turned right at a sign pointing to the Great Smoky Mountain Institute, a little before the intersection of Hwy 73 and Laurel Creek Road. The falls are less than 3/4 of a mile up the trail and begin as a small spill shown in the above photo. At about 1/3 of a mile there's a cascade that I thought was cooler than the falls. The trail bends to the left around the cascades, following the contour of Lynn Camp Prong. We explored this area a little more closely on the way back. There's a small side trail that leads down to the huge rock area that squeezes the flow of the stream into a chute for several yards before the water is able to fan out. I'm on top of the rock hiding behind the tree branch. A couple of smaller cascades are just upstream from this and can be seen in the 2nd photo below.


The falls is actually a series of drops in the stream. It's not really what I was expecting but it's a beautiful little area if you take the time to get down on the rocks next to the stream. Here are a couple more shots...


We didn't have the time on this trip, but Indian Flat Falls is about 3 mile farther up the trail.