The trailhead for Grotto Falls is easily accessible from the Historic Nature Trail leading into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Bryson, North Carolina. For general information on the Grotto Falls area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, call the National Park offices at (423) 436-1200 or (828) 497-1900. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has the most stunning rivers and waterfalls in the United States. The top of Grotto Falls towers 25 feet over your head and crashes down over 300 million-year-old boulders. The roaring Grotto Falls create a soothing mist which cools your skin and spirit, and dozens of rivulets meander to the bottom in their own charming patterns.Spring visitors to Grotto Falls are treated to the enchantments of new flowers just blooming. Autumn visitors to Grotto Falls experience the dizzying colors of changing leaves all along the short hike through the old-growth hemlock forest. Thousands of plant and animal species call the Great Smoky Mountains National Park home, and the luckiest visitors could spy a black bear or a magnificent elk.If you’re interested in an extended backpacking or hiking trip near Bryson City, North Carolina, call the Backcountry Information Office at (865) 436-1297.