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Waterfalls that are Roadside

Roadside Trails are not trails per say. These waterfalls are visible from the road, or across a parking area. Most of the time there is a pull off, although sometimes there is an actual parking area, to allow you to view the waterfall.

However, these pull off areas may not be paved, and thus unsuitable for wheelchairs in some cases. This is why we have both classifications.

Meadow Branch Cascades

Posted on March 14, 2025 Written by Leave a Comment

Meadow Branch Cascades

While on the way to Cades Cove, we decided to check out the nearby waterfalls and the Wye on our way.  Our third stop after visiting Cane Creek Twin Falls and Whiteoak Flats Branch Falls was Meadow Branch Cascades. This waterfall isn’t the easiest to find, so I’d recommend you put it into your GPS… [Read More]

Whiteoak Flats Branch Falls

Posted on March 6, 2025 Written by Leave a Comment

Whiteoak Flats Branch Falls

While on the way to Cades Cove, we decided to check out the nearby waterfalls and the Wye on our way.  Our second stop was Whiteoak Flats Branch Falls. After driving through the Townsend entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a short distance away you’ll come to a fork in the road. Going… [Read More]

Cane Creek Twin Falls

Posted on February 27, 2025 Written by Leave a Comment

Twin Falls

While on the way to Cades Cove, we decided to check out the nearby waterfalls and the Wye on our way.  Our first stop was Cane Creek Twin Falls. The Cane Creek Twin Falls are located across Little River about two and a half miles east of the Townsend Wye, just inside the Townsend entrance… [Read More]

Ledford Mill Falls

Posted on November 14, 2024 Written by Leave a Comment

Side View of Ledford Mill Falls

While in the area visiting Rutledge Falls and Machine Falls I decided to add Ledford Mill and its waterfall to our visit. I enjoy visiting mills, as well as waterfalls. Ledford Mill, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was built about 1880 by Stanford Ledford on the same site of an earlier mill… [Read More]

Wetumpka Falls (also known as Shipman’s Creek Falls or Moonshine Falls)

Posted on November 10, 2024 Written by Leave a Comment

Wetumpka Falls, also called Shipman's Creek Falls or Moonshine Falls

Wetumpka Falls is a multi-tiered 20 foot waterfall that is located roadside near the city of Tullahoma. Wetumpka Falls is technically located in Wartrace, but is just minutes from Tullahoma. While in the area visiting Rutledge Falls and Machine Falls I decided to add this wet weather waterfall since it had rained recently. Although it… [Read More]

Granite Falls

Posted on September 2, 2024 Written by Leave a Comment

While in the Morganton area, we checked nearby areas in our search for new waterfalls to visit. On the map, not too far from Morganton, we saw a city called Granite Falls. After some research, we discovered that there is a waterfall in Granite Falls called Granite Falls, on Gunpowder Creek, located inside a golf… [Read More]

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Recently Added Waterfalls

  • Logan Creek Falls (also known as Falls Of Logan Creek)
    State: Virginia
    Trail Ease: Easy
  • Meadow Branch Cascades
    Meadow Branch Cascades
    State: Tennessee
    Trail Ease: Roadside
  • Whiteoak Flats Branch Falls
    Whiteoak Flats Branch Falls
    State: Tennessee
    Trail Ease: Roadside
  • Twin Falls
    Cane Creek Twin Falls
    State: Tennessee
    Trail Ease: Easy, Roadside
  • Machine Falls
    Machine Falls
    State: Tennessee
    Trail Ease: Easy, Moderate

Recently Added Trips

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    Smoky Mountain Roadside Waterfall Day Trip
  • Little Egypt Falls
    Wartburg Area Waterfall Day Trip
  • Rutledge Falls at the base
    Tullahoma Family Friendly Waterfall Day Trip
  • Lower Greeter Falls in the Spring
    South Central Tennessee 3-5 Day Trip
  • Full length of Pine Ridge Falls
    Erwin Area Waterfall Day Trip
  • Upper Falls Graveyard Fields
    Blue Ridge Parkway to Highlands Road Trip
  • City Lake Falls
    Southeast Tennessee: Cookeville to Tellico Plains 3-5 Day Waterfall Road Trip

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  • South Carolina (9 trails)
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