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Mingo Falls


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 14 attractions in Cherokee
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Attraction type: Waterfall
Address: Big Cove Road
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Cherokee, NC
Tel: (865) 430-1613

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5 of 5 stars
Hoosier51   42 contributions
Aug 7, 2009
4
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Mingo Falls is located just outside of Cherokee, North Carolina on the Cherokee Indiana Nation lands. In downtown Cherokee, turn onto "Big Cove Road" and travel about 4.5 miles to the Big Cove Campgrounds; turn right and go across the bridge and you will see a parking area adjacent to a steep set of concrete stairs. This is the trailhead... more

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5 of 5 stars
snappyturtle   2 contributions
Northeast Georgia
Jul 22, 2009
3
people found this review helpful

If you're like me, one of those photographers who likes to shot long exposures of waterfalls, I would recommend going during the week, to avoid a crowded viewing platform. Any movement can shake the platform and cause even a tripod-mounted camera to shake, thus spoiling what would have been an otherwise perfect shot. Especially bratty kids who not only refuse... more

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5 of 5 stars
daisyferret1   1,300 contributions
Delaware
Jul 19, 2009
4
people found this review helpful

My husband and I decided to spend half a day over in Cherokee, NC while we were vacationing in Gatlinburg, TN over the July 4th holiday week/weekend. While we there, we decided to "hike" to Mingo Falls. Mingo Falls was actually ONE of the main reasons for our drive over to Cherokee, NC! MIngo Falls is just a short drive... more

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5 of 5 stars
wings1980   79 contributions
Ohio
May 5, 2009
4
people found this review helpful

Mingo Falls is on the Cherokee side of the Smokies. Is such a pretty drive across Newfound Gap Rd... make the drive to see these falls. We stopped along the way and climbed Clingman's Dome then on over to Mingo Falls. Made a "trip" of it for the day. Watch for elk on Newfound Gap on the Cherokee side. We... more

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Mingo Falls Address

Big Cove Road, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cherokee, NC
Tel: (865) 430-1613