Mouse Creek Falls

Beautiful hike to the falls. We went in the rain and it was a mess with the horse poop on the trails, so be very careful of that. Very popular so there will be lots of other hikers. About 4 miles round trip. All uphill there and downhill back so that makes it easier. Not a difficult hike though.

Great trail, very nice walkway beside creek lots of places to walk close and see very nice cascades . Water was very clear. You can’t miss the falls you will see a hitching post for horses to the left , and falls are right there. Make sure you walk up about another .15 of a mile until you get to bridge. Nice cascade there to look at with good spot to take pictures. Very nice waterfall for not a bad hike.

Great hike. 2 miles to the falls, several places along the trail to stop by and take pics of the water. Midnight hole is 1.5 miles into the hike, awesome place to cool off and touch the water. It's a gradual incline the whole way up which makes it easier leaving! My 7 year old had no problem with this hike.

This is part of Big Creek Trail. I put Mouse Creek Falls into my GPS and it took us to the wrong place. If you find yourself on a one lane gravel road going up a mountain, you’re going the wrong way. If you find yourself on a gravel road that drives through a small creek before a steep incline, you’re going the wrong way. Just put Big Creek into the GPS and you will find it. Absolutely gorgeous hike with lots of places to go off the trail and get into the water. The swimming hole was packed so these other options were great. Easy hike but definitely wear good shoes and bring water shoes to get into the water. We made a whole day of it but it could be done in two hours if you didn’t stop to enjoy the surroundings. The falls themselves were amazing. My 10 year old was able to cross the stream and stand in the waterfall itself. (He is not athletic) I could not recommend this hike more.

Mouse Creek Falls is a historic place and a beautiful waterfall along the Big Creek Trail. The trail is an old railroad grade so it's not a super difficult trail to hike. Along the trail is multiple waterfalls and places to swim and picnic. You can possibly see animals in Big Creek watershed such as elk or black bears. I love hiking to Mouse Creek Falls with my daughter and wife.

We loved this trail. It was not super busy and we had no issues finding parking even though we showed up after 10 am. This isn't particularly difficult and is kid friendly (not stroller friendly though). The waterfall is beautiful and it was nice that it wasn't super crowded so we could sit down and eat lunch right by it.

This is the best place in NC. I promise you won't be disappointed. You can hike about 1.4 miles to get to the "midnight hole" which is a beautiful swimming hole. We loved this place! and we have been to so many other places, but nothing compares to this one. My children had so much fun and enjoyed the hike.

The big creek is not easy to access since you need to drive on unpaved road for about 20 mins. The first mile of the trail is in the forest and away from the creek so you don’t want to waste time. Once you get closer to the creek, you have many access point of the creek and they all look pretty. The mouse creek fall was at a stunning view. The fall was pretty and the cascades of the big creek is right at the bottom. Definitely a good hike and a view worth the hike