Peter Ciro Photography

Grotto Falls in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

Grotto Falls is one of the only waterfalls in the Smokies you can walk behind. The 25-foot drop tucks into a mossy grotto along the Trillium Gap Trail — about 1.3 miles in from the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail. Long exposure to get that silky flow into the shallow pool. The moss and rhododendron framing this spot make it feel like another world, even on a busy trail day.

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