Soco Gap
Landmark And Historical Building
Why pick this one
Soco Gap features a double waterfall with a 120-foot main fall, an observation deck under five minutes from roadside parking, and Cherokee historical significance.
Best for
- Visitors seeking a short walk to a waterfall observation deck
- Travelers between Maggie Valley and Cherokee
- Blue Ridge Parkway sightseeing near Milepost 455.7
- Visitors interested in Cherokee history and mountain waterfalls
- Photographers seeking a double waterfall, especially during winter when the smaller fall is more visible
Look elsewhere if
- Visitors needing a fully level route to the waterfall base
- Visitors uncomfortable with steep, slippery terrain and rope-assisted access below the observation deck
Specialties
- double waterfall viewing
- observation-deck viewing
- base-of-waterfalls access
What makes them different
- Double waterfall with a taller 120-foot fall
- Observation deck reachable in less than five minutes from roadside parking
- Located on the edge of the Cherokee Indian Reservation
- Soco Gap was used by the Cherokee in the 1700s as an entrance and ambush outpost
- Located 1.5 miles south of the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 455.7
- Serves
- Maggie Valley, Cherokee
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
Services
- waterfall sightseeing
- scenic overlook access
- short hiking trail