Located just south of Cashiers, visitors will find the trail head to Silver Run Falls. (If you are coming from Cashiers and get to the recycling center, you passed it.) This trail is short and almost completely flat. Just at the falls, however, there is a tricky area with rocks and roots. If you aren’t…
Located in Pisgah National Forest, off the Blue Ridge Parkway, you will not actually find any naked swimmers at Skinny Dip Falls. Roundtrip, the hike is just under a mile. The trail isn’t well-marked. The “dragon tree” — a tree bent with a horizontal section across (you’ll know it when you see it!) — is…
In Cherokee North Carolina, just outside Great Smoky Mountain National Park, a tall staircase takes you to Mingo Falls. And I mean, this staircase is TALL. You may want to skip this site if you aren’t in good physical condition. But if you can make it, this spectacular waterfall is well worth it for its…
This falls on the border of North and South Carolina is the largest falls in the Carolinas. Here, the Whitewater River drops 811 feet and spans the border of North and South Carolina. There are actually two falls, Upper and Lower. The Upper Falls is 411 feet, and it is easily accessed from a paved…