The recent rains made Turtletown Falls and Coker Creek Falls thunderous, the destination for Saturday’s hike in the Cherokee National Forest. Approaching Turtletown Falls, we snaked our way on the rutted and rocky forest service road to the stream crossing the road just before the parking area. The water wasn’t very deep, just a little higher than our boots. Some rebar from the concrete planks submerged in the bed of the crossing were jutting up which prevented driving the car across the stream. Parking the car on the side of the road, we forded the stream thus beginning our hike to the falls. Taking a left turn at the lollypop trail, we switched back down to the upper, double falls. “This is better than Niagara Falls!” The amount of water and its power as it rushed over the rocks was tremendous! We continued to the lower falls, admiring the cascading beauty. Which way to go next? Sticks arranged in the form of arrows guided us.
Completing the Turtletown trail, we drove north to Coker Creek. Again, the multiple cascading falls were overflowing with water! We hiked a while, until multiple downed trees crossed the trail. It was a good turn around point.
If you would like to see some incredible pictures taken during this hike, click here.