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Your Host(s): Rick and Becky Cadden
Drive Pace: Moderate
Day | Start Time | Finish Time | Cost | Meeting Place | People Limit | MINIs Limit |
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Friday | 9:30am | 3:00pm | Free | General Store Parking Lot at Fontana Village | none | 30 |
A short one hour drive will bring us to Deep Creek Campgrounds, part of the Great Smoky Mountains 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
Start | Finish | Activity |
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9:30am | General Store Parking Lot at Fontana Village | |
9:30am | 10:30am | Drive to Deep Creek Waterfalls |
10:30am | 12:30pm | Visit the Three Waterfalls |
12:30pm | 1:00pm | Drive to Lunch |
1:00pm | 2:30pm | Lunch at River's End Restaurant |
2:30pm | 3:00pm | Drive Back to Fontana Village |
Additional Links: | Deep Creek Waterfalls |
Deep Creek Video | |
River's End Restaurant | |
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