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| Indian Creek Falls | ||
| Trail Features: | Waterfalls | |
| Trail Location: | Deep Creek | |
| Roundtrip Miles: | 1.9 miles | |
| Total Elevation Gain: | 150 feet | |
| Avg. Elev Gain / Mile: | 158 feet | |
| Highest Elevation: | 1998 feet | |
| Trail Difficulty Rating: | 2.20 (easy) | |
| Parking Lot Latitude: | 35.4643 | |
| Parking Lot Longitude: | -83.4342 | |
Directions to Trailhead:
The
Cherokee, head south on Rt. 19. You will drive exactly 10 miles from the intersection of 441 and 19 in Cherokee to
The
The Deep Creek Trail begins as a wide path as it traces Deep Creek up stream. Rewards are almost immediate on this trail. At 0.3 miles, 80-foot
To reach
As an option, you can continue on this trail to access the Deep Creek Loop trail.
Trail Description:
The Deep Creek Trail was one of the first trails constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the newly legislated park in the early 1930s. The Deep Creek Campground was the site of Deep Creek CCC Camp from 1933 to 1936.
As another option, Juney Whank Falls is in this area as well, and can be accessed from the same parking lot.
Wildflowers are also abundant along the trail to Indian Creek Falls. You’ll find a variety of trilliums, blooming at different times, as well as foamflower, galax, crested dwarf iris, beard tongue, Solomon's seal, cinquefoil, bloodroot, bluets and blue-eyed grass. Jack-in-the-pulpit is also abundant, but is sometimes hard to locate among the wild geranium, clinton's lily and the large houstonia.