Southeast Waterfall & Hiking Guide
Your Hiking Guide to Waterfalls and more in the Southeast US
Elrod Falls is a beautiful three stage waterfall located about 10 minutes from the town of Sneedville in Hancock County. The trail to Elrod Falls is a five minute walk to the base of the waterfall. Just in front of the waterfall is a swimming hole frequented by the locals. I had my five-year-old with… [Read More]
This waterfall day trip is family friendly and is comprised of five waterfalls. Each of the waterfalls is a different style than the others making this a unique and beautiful trip. This waterfall road trip clocks in at just under three hours. Wildcat Branch Falls Wildcat Branch Falls is one of my favorite waterfalls. This… [Read More]
Sill Branch Falls is located in the Clark’s Creek area of the Cherokee National Forest. The parking area is opposite of the trailhead. The trailhead has a signpost and is blazed with blue triangles (going toward the waterfall) or rectangles (returning to the parking area). This beautiful 20 foot waterfall starts out with a fairly… [Read More]
A section of U.S. Route 64 called the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway is where we start this waterfall day trip from Cashiers to Highland. The Mountain Waters Scenic Byway is a gorgeous drive by itself with several breathtaking rapids along the side of the road, including the Cullasaja Rapids along the way. The drive time… [Read More]
These waterfalls have been featured in a few of our other waterfall road trips, however if the other trips are too long we’ve separated these three waterfalls out for you. These three are very popular and can take some time to hike to. Also if you’re like us and want photos without other people in… [Read More]
Some of these waterfalls are older favorites of ours that we’ve visited several times, while others are new favorites. Each of these waterfalls is amazing. My five-year-old was able to do three of the five in one day. I’m pretty sure he would have been able to do the other two if we had been… [Read More]
