Information on waterfalls of the Great Smoky Mountains.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park has implemented a “pilot project” to charge visitors $14 to park near Laurel Falls, a popular waterfall near Gatlinburg. The National Park Service says the “congestion management project” will operate through Oct. 3. “During the pilot project, trailhead parking will be provided by reservation only and no parking will be
A 73-year-old Georgia man recently drowned at Abrams Falls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and a seven-hour rescue operation involving divers was conducted to retrieve his body. Stephen Musser of Roswell, Georgia, had been swimming in a large pool near Abrams Falls on Friday, Aug. 27. He was caught up in the current
An injured hiker was rescued Friday in Great Smoky Mountains National Park after falling about 200 feet down an embankment, officials said. Park rangers and personnel from the Townsend Area Volunteer Fire Department were called to the Spruce Flats Falls Trail shortly before 4 p.m. after a female hiker slid off the trail and down
A group of hikers in the mid-1920s pose around Abrams Falls near Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains. (Photo Credit: Thompson Collection, Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection)
A Roswell, GA man drowned Thursday while on a hike in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, authorities said. The body of Jitendra Patel, 59, was recovered at 8:22 p.m. Thursday near Abrams Falls, said Dana Soehn, a spokeswoman for the park. Patel was hiking with friends and reportedly slipped into the water near the
A 7-year-old Kentucky girl visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park suffered injuries after falling 30 feet from the top of Cataract Falls, according to a National Park Service spokesman. The girl, whose name was unavailable, climbed to the top of the falls, not far from park headquarters at the Sugarlands Visitors Center, about 11:45
The Great Smoky Mountains contain an abundance of spectacular waterfalls that are well worth the time and effort required to visit them. Below are five of our favorite waterfalls in no particular order. If you haven’t yet make the trek to these spots yet then make plans to do so on your next trip to
Continuing with our list of “10 Things to do in the Great Smoky Mountains this Spring,” is #7 – Take a Waterfall Hike. Spring is arguably the best time of the year to visit one of the many beautiful waterfalls in the Great Smoky Mountains. Temperatures are usually mild, insects are still at a minimum,
Located off the Cades Cove Loop Road, Abrams Falls is one of the most popular waterfall destinations in the Great Smoky Mountains. The falls were supposedly named for Old Abraham, a Cherokee chief who once lived near the cove in the Chilhowee area. Although it isn’t particularly impressive in its height (20 ft.), the sheer
Located in the Big Creek section of the Great Smoky Mountains, Mouse Creek Falls is a gorgeous cascade at the mouth of Mouse Creek. Big Creek is located on the North Carolina side of the Smoky Mountains and to reach it you’ll need to Exit I-40 at Waterville Road (#451). Turn left after crossing the
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