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Roaring Fork

Historic Nature Trail Road, Tennessee 37738 USA

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Roaring Fork is a stream in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States. Once the site of a small Appalachian community, today the stream's area is home to the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail and the Roaring Fork Historic District. Like many mountain streams, Roaring Fork is volatile. While the stream presents as a peaceful trickle on any given day, it quickly becomes a raging whitewater rapid after a mild rain shower. The "roar" of the water is amplified by its echo on surrounding mountain ridges.

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Reviewed by
jaredmatthew

37 Reviews
4 Helpful

July 04, 2023

Rated 5.0

Great scenic drive through the Smokies. Did the Grotto Falls hike which was about 3 miles round trip and that was great. Stopped at Falls of a Thousand Drips which was also neat.

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coopers

32 Reviews
4 Helpful

October 06, 2023

Toured in August 23. Lovely peaceful if quite busy drive through lush semi tropical one way loop. Saw our only black bear for the 6 week trip. He was checking out some houses in a hollow. Stopped and went down to put my hand in the running stream. Water was cold even at the end of summer. I think the Cades Cove drive is just as nice, longer and not as busy. Hard to believe that you are not far from busy Gatlinburg, when you are driving through pure quiet on the trail

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