Located on the Cherokee Indian Reservation close to Great Smoky Mountain National Park, the Mingo Falls are over 120 feet tall, making them the tallest and one of the most impressive waterfalls in the southern Appalachian Mountains.

You can get to within half a mile of the falls by car along Big Cove Road, which leads to the Mingo Falls Campground.

From there you will need to set off on foot along the Pigeon Creek Trail, which will take you to the viewing platform at the base of the waterfalls.

Although the trail is less than a half a mile long, it is steep and there are 160 steps to climb; however, everyone agrees that seeing the falls are well worth the effort.

Mingo Falls, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Cherokee, NC 28719

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