Mouse Creek Falls is a 41-foot waterfall that cascades into Big Creek in the northeastern corner of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The 4-mile round-trip Big Creek Trail also passes the popular Midnight Hole swimming pool about half a mile before the falls.
Its 41 ft drop is taller than about 33% of the 775 waterfalls we track.
Its water comes from Mouse Creek. It lies in Cocke, Tennessee. The site is on public land managed by Great Smoky Mountains National Park (NPS).
This is a moderate hike waterfall: a longer day hike, roughly one to several miles each way. Reaching it takes a moderate walk, so budget time and pack water before you set out. The walk to the main viewpoint runs about 4 miles round trip. The nearest town is Newport.
When to go: Spring; year-round. Water volume swings with the seasons here, strongest after snowmelt or rain and lowest in late summer, so check recent streamflow before you go.
