Porters Creek Trail 1
Waterfront Spot
Porters Creek Trail 2
Porters Creek Trail 3
Porters Creek Trail 4
Porters Creek Trail 5

Porters Creek Trail

At Porters Creek Trail Trailhead

Gatlinburg

🌸Visit mid-April through May for trillium and bloodroot blooms
πŸ₯ΎThe gravel road to trailhead deters casual visitors
πŸ’§Fern Branch Falls appears at the 2-mile mark

A 4-mile roundtrip trail through historic homestead ruins with spring wildflowers and a 30-foot waterfall, far from the tourist crowds that pack Gatlinburg's main attractions.

Historic homestead ruins
Spring wildflower displays
Waterfall hike
Lesser-known trailhead
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