tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193288971166646699.post5611560547796342373..comments2024-03-18T00:50:07.856-04:00Comments on Appalachian Treks: Lower Dick's Creek FallsMark W. Peacockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17497175909510439620noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193288971166646699.post-41761507541264343012017-01-29T11:48:55.987-05:002017-01-29T11:48:55.987-05:00Mark, your directions were spot on and easy to fol...Mark, your directions were spot on and easy to follow. We loved the hike and the waterfall was amazing! Thank you!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16032487967513837999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193288971166646699.post-3461503311889346452013-05-29T21:27:18.624-04:002013-05-29T21:27:18.624-04:00Found the lower falls easily this past weekend, us...Found the lower falls easily this past weekend, using your good directions. Not a soul on the path coming or going - very isolated. The hike is long, but worth it. An unexpected treat is that the waterfall has a deep pool, so you can swim. I did briefly, but nearly froze to death! Need to come back at the end of summer :-) Thanks again for the blog!<br /><br />Mark and familyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11083524091302373875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193288971166646699.post-55034514835315228152011-08-23T22:42:55.500-04:002011-08-23T22:42:55.500-04:00My husband, daughter and I hiked to the lower fall...My husband, daughter and I hiked to the lower falls on August 20, 2011 and they were beautiful! Your directions were exact! We tried to find the upper falls but failed at doing so. Does anyone have specific directions to the upper falls?Tina Hensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193288971166646699.post-85407111899760187082010-03-28T13:10:08.961-04:002010-03-28T13:10:08.961-04:00Mark - We finally made it to upper Dick Creek Fall...Mark - We finally made it to upper Dick Creek Falls. It is located at 36 deg 08.686N, 082 deg 19.265W, 3060 ft elevation. Directions: After getting back on the road from the lower falls, proceed upstream to another significant creek crossing. Just across the creek is a small clearing with a rock fire ring. Go across the clearing and take a faint trail to the left. The trail is not always obvious, but proceeds through woods with almost no undergrowth until it intersects with an old logging road. Follow this until you see and hear the upper falls. They are ~30-ft high and were very pretty (lots of water) on 3/27/10. I didn't measure the distance from the lower falls, but the estimate someone posted on your site of 3/4 mile appears to be correct.G. Iricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193288971166646699.post-22743248342521762302009-09-18T19:04:28.143-04:002009-09-18T19:04:28.143-04:00Mark – I just wanted to thank you very much for yo...Mark – I just wanted to thank you very much for your description of Dick Creek Falls . I helped lead a hike to the falls today. We followed your trail details and found the falls very easily. The Rock Creek Park Ranger said that they had recently made a failed attempt to find the falls. We found them running strong and the grotto was a beautiful spot in which several members of our group chose to endure the humidity and have lunch while taking photos.<br /><br />A few comments on our observations: The two roads you describe going out of Dick Creek Gap were easy to spot, and your info made it easy to take the right one. However, a hundred yards or so down the road, there was another “good” (relative term) road that turned off sharply to the right; we also noted that the road proceeded downhill, with perhaps not as much as much elevation change as we had coming up from Rock Creek Park, but enough to get our attention when we came back (Whew!). We were tempted to take the road to the right, but wisely stayed with the main road. The “unmarked opening” on the right of the trail which you described was very easy to find, but we were tempted by a similar one a few hundred yards sooner than the correct one. The correct one (which you identified) is within sight of a grassy clearing 1 or 2 hundred yards up the road. After spending time at the falls, I noticed a well-used (maintained?) trail which turned off to the right after coming up from the falls. This trail exits through a well-used camping area very close to the grassy clearing I noted earlier. However, after exiting out onto the road, it wasn’t very obvious that there was a good trail leading to the falls. Your directions, leading through a faint trail, are probably still the best ones.<br /><br />Again, thank you for directions to a beautiful, not over-visited waterfall!<br /><br />G.I.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193288971166646699.post-26587814819085881542009-07-21T15:39:59.612-04:002009-07-21T15:39:59.612-04:00Great directions and beautiful falls! Thank you so...Great directions and beautiful falls! Thank you so much for posting your adventures. I recently moved here from Colorado and your site has made my time here quite enjoyable. Thanks! :o)Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193288971166646699.post-56287446040814096752009-05-16T16:31:00.000-04:002009-05-16T16:31:00.000-04:00As pretty as this waterfall was, if you actually p...As pretty as this waterfall was, if you actually proceed up the river another 3/4 of a mile you will see the real Dicks Creek Falls. I have used the website several times and really enjoy it but this particular set of directions doesnt arrive at the actual Dicks Creek Falls. My email is cray2314@yahoo.com.Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193288971166646699.post-853876090526779192009-05-01T17:15:00.000-04:002009-05-01T17:15:00.000-04:00Thanks for an EXCELLENT set of directions to this ...Thanks for an EXCELLENT set of directions to this beautiful grotto/waterfall. Found it with no problem at all, and was absolutely captivated by the beauty of this location!<br /><br />Brenda Wiley<br />http://www.brendajwiley.com/hiking.htmlBrenda Wileyhttp://www.brendajwiley.com/hiking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com