Skinny Dip Falls
Hiking Trail
Why pick this one
Skinny Dip Falls offers a moderate 0.4-mile hike from Looking Glass Rock Overlook to a 40-foot series of cascades.
Best for
- A short waterfall hike
- Moderate forest hiking
- Blue Ridge Parkway visitors
- Viewing small cascades and steep slides
- Combining Skinny Dip Falls with a shuttle hike to Graveyard Fields
Look elsewhere if
- Seeking a tall single-drop waterfall
- Needing a fully accessible or non-hiking attraction
- Expecting pre-storm waterfall conditions
Specialties
- waterfall hiking
- moderate forest trails
- cascade viewing
What makes them different
- Trailhead at Looking Glass Rock Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 417
- About 0.4-mile hike to the falls
- Series of small cascades and steep slides with an overall drop of about 40 feet
- Moderate hike through forest with spring wildflowers
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail continues about 1.5 miles to Graveyard Fields
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- MM417 Blue Ridge Parkway, NC 28791
- Phone
- +12282224596
- Website
- http://www.ncwaterfalls.com/skinny_dip1.htm
Services
- hiking trail access
- waterfall sightseeing
- shuttle-hike connection to Graveyard Fields