Waterfalls |
16. Tom Branch Falls 17. Indian Creek Falls 18. Juneywhank Falls From Sylva (Exit 81) drive West on US 74 for 16.5 miles to Exit 67. At bottom of ramp turn right onto Spring Street. Continue through first traffic light and follow signs for "Deep Creek Campground." Go through the Deep Creek Entrance of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and continue for 0.6 miles. Pass the picnic area and turn left into parking lot. The trail, an old logging road, to Tom Branch Falls and Indian Creek Falls, is an easy hike and starts at the far end of the unloading area and parallels Deep Creek. Tom Branch Falls is visible across Deep Creek 0.2 miles from the parking lot. Continue for another 0.5 miles along Deep Creek, crossing a bridge. Just before the next bridge, take the trail to the right and 200 feet on your left is Indian Creek Falls. Back at parking lot - opposite from the unloading area - is a sign and a trail leading to Juneywhank Falls, 0.3 miles up the mountain. |