Check conditions! Creek crossing to camp 53. Pic looks innocent but that small jet through the middle was nothing to mess with in waist deep water. Spent the night next to the creek and had to hike back up to Cling Rd for a shuttle to Deep Creek ($140) :)

N Carolina > W & Mountains > Great Smoky Mou… > Deep Creek

Check conditions! Creek crossing to camp 53. Pic looks innocent but that small jet through the middle was nothing to mess with in waist deep water. Spent the night next to the creek and had to hike back up to Cling Rd for a shuttle to Deep Creek ($140) :)

Rate Photo

2.7 from 3 votes

Dave Emery

Jun 5, 2018 near Bryson City, NC

“Check conditions! Creek crossing to camp 53. Pic looks innocent but that small jet through the middle was nothing to mess with in waist deep water. Spent the night next to the creek and had to hike back up to Cling Rd for a shuttle to Deep Creek ($140) :)”

0 Comments

Nearby Photos

Just up from the Deep Creek crossing, the beauty of the trail contrasts the difficulty of the climb, which is as steep as it gets along the entirety of the trail along this section.

The wonders of an early Spring morning near the Deep Creek end of the Fork Ridge Trail

View Interactive Map

Zoom in to see details

Map Key

Favorites
Check-Ins

Nearby

Deep Creek - Clingman's Dom… 36.8 mi 59.2 km 9 ROUTE Bryson City, NC
Mountains-to-Sea Trail 1,237.1 mi 1,991.0 km 7 ROUTE Gatlinburg, TN
Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Seg… 47.5 mi 76.5 km 12 Bryson City, NC
Fork Ridge Trail 5.1 mi 8.3 km 3 Gatlinburg, TN
Deep Creek Trail 14.3 mi 23.1 km 6 Bryson City, NC

0 Comments

Comment Type:

Nearby Photos

Nearby

Deep Creek - Clingman's Dom…

Mountains-to-Sea Trail

Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Seg…

Fork Ridge Trail

Deep Creek Trail