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Smoky Mountain Roadside Waterfall Day Trip

Posted on April 27, 2025 Written by Tracy Wimberly 3 Comments

The Sinks 2

Looking for roadside waterfalls in the Smoky Mountains? Here’s a day trip with just over an hour of drive time to eight roadside waterfalls all located inside the Smoky Mountains. Most of these waterfalls are wet-weather waterfalls and are best viewed after a lot of rain or during the Winter and Spring months. For more… [Read More]

Filed Under: Day Trip, Waterfall Trips Tagged With: roadside waterfall day trip, roadside waterfall trip, smoky mountain roadside waterfall day trip, smoky mountain waterfall day trip, smoky mountain waterfall trip, tennessee roadside waterfall trip

Wartburg Area Waterfall Day Trip

Posted on March 26, 2025 Written by Tracy Wimberly 2 Comments

Little Egypt Falls

Here’s a family friendly waterfall day trip to at least five waterfalls. The best time of the year to do this day trip is in the spring to get the best water flow. Driving distance for the first four waterfalls of this day trip is 1 hour and 5 minutes, depending on traffic. When you… [Read More]

Filed Under: Day Trip Tagged With: Debord Falls, Frozen Head waterfall, Ozone Falls, Potters Falls, Wartburg waterfalls

Tullahoma Family Friendly Waterfall Day Trip

Posted on January 20, 2025 Written by Tracy Wimberly 2 Comments

Rutledge Falls at the base

Here’s a short family waterfall day trip to at least four waterfalls. The best time of the year to do this day trip is in the Spring to get the best water flow. Driving distance for this day trip is 20-30 minutes, depending on traffic. All of these waterfalls have extremely limited parking, so I’d… [Read More]

Filed Under: Day Trip, Waterfall Trips Tagged With: Ledford Mill, Machine Falls, Rutledge Falls, Tullahoma waterfall day trip, waterfall day trip, Wetumpka Falls

South Central Tennessee 3-5 Day Trip

Posted on September 4, 2023 Written by Tracy Wimberly Leave a Comment

Lower Greeter Falls in the Spring

There are so many waterfalls in the south central part of Tennessee that it is hard to decide which ones to visit first. This 3-5 day trip allows you to see some of the largest and most popular ones in the area, as well as some smaller lesser known ones to give you some quiet… [Read More]

Filed Under: 3 to 5 Day Trip, Waterfall Trips Tagged With: 3 day trip, 5 day trip, tennessee waterfall trip

Erwin Area Waterfall Day Trip

Posted on September 22, 2021 Written by Tracy Wimberly Leave a Comment

Full length of Pine Ridge Falls

This waterfall day trip clocks in at just under 1 hour drive time and includes 6 waterfalls ranging in length and difficulty. My youngest has been able to walk all these trails except one, which he wasn’t with us for, however I’m pretty sure he could have done it with some assistance. Two of the… [Read More]

Filed Under: Day Trip Tagged With: Big Creek Falls, erwin waterfall day trip, erwin waterfalls, Lower Spivey Falls, Middle Spivey Falls, Millstone Creek Falls, pine ridge falls, Sill Branch Falls

Blue Ridge Parkway to Highlands Road Trip

Posted on April 5, 2021 Written by Tracy Wimberly 2 Comments

Upper Falls Graveyard Fields

This amazing 11 waterfall road trip starts out just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, takes you up through the Blue Ridge Parkway into the nearby city of Brevard (the Land of Waterfalls) and winds through Cashiers on the way to Highland via the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway. There are so many beautiful sights to see… [Read More]

Filed Under: 3 to 5 Day Trip Tagged With: Bust Your Butt Falls, Cedar Rock Falls, Dill Falls, Dry Falls, Eastatoe Falls, Graveyard Fields, Looking Glass Falls, Moore Cove Falls, north carolina waterfall road trip, North Carolina waterfalls, Quarry Falls, Skinny Dip Falls, Twin Falls

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Recently Added Trips

  • The Sinks 2
    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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