Indian Creek Falls - Hike to Indian Creek Falls in the Smoky Mountains

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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

Cherokee, head south on Rt. 19. You will drive exactly 10 miles from the intersection of 441 and 19 in Cherokee to Everett Street in Bryson City. Turn right onto Everett and drive for 0.2 miles. Turn right onto Depot Street. After a short distance, take a left onto Ramseur Street and then an immediate right onto Deep Creek Road. Drive 2.3 miles to the park entrance and then another 0.5 mile to the parking lot for the Indian Creek Falls trailhead.

Trail Description:

The Indian Creek Falls trail is accessed via the Deep Creek Trail.

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 Toms Branch Falls (see picture to the left) spills down into the creek from the opposite bank. The park service has provided several benches for admiring these beautiful falls.

To reach Indian Creek Falls, continue on for another 0.5 miles and then turn right onto Indian Creek Trail. After walking just 0.1 mile, there is a short spur trail on your left that takes you down to Indian Creek Falls. This is an awesome 25-foot falls. If you were to climb back to the main trail, and walk a short distance up the trail, you’ll notice that Indian Creek Falls is more of a water slide than a true waterfall.

As an option, you can continue on this trail to access the Deep Creek Loop trail.

As another option, Juney Whank Falls is in this area as well, and can be accessed from the same parking lot.