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Your Host(s): Jeff Cole

Drive Pace: Moderate

Day Start Time Finish Time Cost Meeting Place People Limit MINIs Limit
Friday 9:00am 2:30pm Free General Store Parking Lot at Fontana Village none 40

A short one hour drive will bring us to Deep Creek Campgrounds, part of the Great Smokey National Park. Then afterwards we will drive to the River's End Restaurant and enjoy lunch while overlooking the Nantahala River

Indian Creek/Toms Branch Falls
An easy 1.6 mile roundtrip hike will allow you to enjoy two beautiful waterfalls in the Deep Creek area. Walk Deep Creek Trail 0.7 mile to the junction with Indian Creek Trail. On your way you can view elegant Tom Branch Falls located on the far side of Deep Creek. Turn right at the junction with Indian Creek
Trail and proceed approximately 200' to Indian Creek Falls. The falls are 25 feet in height.

Juney Whank Falls
Juney Whank Falls is divided into an upper and lower section. Both can be viewed from the footbridge which crosses Juney Whank Branch at the falls. Together they drop 90 feet from top to bottom. The trail to the waterfall is 0.8 miles roundtrip and is considered moderate in difficulty.

Deep Creek Campground
1912 East Deep Creek Road
Bryson City, NC 28713
828-488-3184
Lat/Long: N35.4598
W083.4367

Your Schedule (give or take a little)

Start Finish Activity
9:00am General Store Parking Lot at Fontana Village
9:00am 10:00am Drive to Deep Creek Waterfalls
10:00am 12:00am Visit the Three Waterfalls
12:00am 12:30pm Drive to Lunch
12:30pm 2:00pm Lunch at River's End Restaurant
2:00pm 2:30pm Drive Back to Fontana Village

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Additional Links: Deep Creek Waterfalls
Deep Creek Video
River's End Restaurant

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