Spruce Flats Falls, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina
Spruce Flats Falls
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Spruce Flats Falls is located .72 miles from the Lumber Ridge Trailhead in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The waterfall and trail are not labeled on most maps (nor on signs at the trailhead), making Spruce Flats one of the best kept secrets in the Park.
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Spruce Flats Falls is comprised of one 20' tier and three shorter tiers
Spruce Flats Falls is not labeled on most maps, making it one of the best kept waterfall secrets in the Smokies
If you don't getting wet, you can scramble up the far side of the upper tier
Spruce Flats spills into Middle Prong along Tremont Road a few hundred yards from the falls
Dark rock and an enveloping canopy create ideal contrasts on the falls
The short trail is line with laurel, which reaches peak bloom by mid-May
The Lumber Ridge Trail begins at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
The upper tier's drop pool is large and deep enough for swimming
The Spruce Flats Trail is short but generally steep in both directions
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