The waterfalls are beautiful indeed. And there are maintained trails. But dont believe the paved part in the description. The trail gets hard to pass from time to time and me and my kids looked all over for the promised paved part. Not sure about the looped part either.

This was a nice way to spend an hour. Its only about a 3 minute hike over a rocky and root covered trail. Park on one side of 321 then cross over to the trail head on the other side of the road. Fun exploring and pretty falls.

Easy hike and enjoyable experience! Our 2y8m toddler had a lot of fun and he was able to make the walk himself.

LOVE Trashcan Falls! Introduced when I was a student at ASU and now bring my children! They jump for hours and always ask to go back...we always have the best time! Highly Recommend!!

Great place for adventures and swimming and hiking and exploring. Close to a parking area and scenic enough to drown out the cityscape. Beautiful and peaceful.

The falls were beautiful, but we never could find the 2.3 mile paved path that google refers to. There aren’t any trail markers, and the short trail into one side of the falls is rocky with a lot of roots. This is a great place to swim, but not so much if you’re looking to hike.

This place is so beautiful! Plenty of spots to hangout on rocks, take a dip in the water, and enjoy the views. There is a small parking area and the falls are only a short walk off the road.

There’s a fun rope to get down, but if you’re not able bodied I would not recommend. Parking is pretty tight and there’s some littering that needs to be picked up. The river can get really crowded but the spot is great and there’s some really fun jumps. The drive is beautiful there too.

It was very pretty. Adventurous, too, if you like walking trails.

The upper falls were the best. Jumping off a 20ft boulder into crisp mountain waters was the best.

Nice little hike to see!!

Great falls to visit, however description is wrong. It is not accessed by a paved 2.3 trail. Pics show trail entrance that is not marked. It is across the street from gravel roadside parking area.

Great hangout spot to swim, wander around in the river, and enjoy some really pretty scenery! I will say it was super packed when we got there definitely a hangout spot for the college kids in the area, but it was still lots of fun!

Beautiful location. Just a tip the parking is next to the river. If you walk across the street, there is an entrance straight to the falls. We walked down to the river from the parking side and had a short but interesting hike to the falls.

Made ya think how rugged our frontiers people were to settle this great country.

Lovely looking enough falls. The maps directions were not at all helpful. This location is known to locals as Trashcan Falls according to one guy I talked to when we parked which is a tiny little gravel spot just off the road on a curve which makes it difficult to leave being blind from both sides. Then there is the trail: not marked, and not for the unsure footed. Lots of rocks and steep steps and roots aplenty. There really was a lot of trash and broken bottles for a place thats so highly recommended by Google reviews.

Trail is short but it was muddy and slippery. View of the falls were fabulous with teenagers jumping in the swimming hole.

Great area, wear sneakers or sandals to get to falls. Very little parking and must cross a busier road to get to path to falls. Also very nice area for tubing with parking at the park.

Very cool place. Trail right to the waterfallmi

Absolutely beautiful, but make sure your ready to hike through some really slippery areas. Also be ready to get wet.

Really makes you feel like an adventurer. Also extremely serene. If you’re near boone, or Appalachian State, This is a MUST.I’m going back in august sometime and hopefully i’ll get to go here and take another video playing the violin or something.

I may be a bit partial since this is where my roots are, but I love this place! Caution: Very slippery when wet. Get there early because of crowds.

Beautiful, easy to get to.

Man!!!!! I fell in love with this place. Crystal clear water. Beautiful waterfalls. And a 20ft jump to jump off of. If you dare. Lol. But very peaceful. Bring a inner tub. You can definitely float down stream on it. Lol. Hours of fun. I swear to it. And every one around us was happy. Loved it.

Difficult to find the entrance, stopped and asked a local who was a great help! Posting a pic of the trailhead (which is not marked in any way). You park and then cross the street, slightly to the right and the trailhead appears it is a couple of falls that run down, kids had a blast swimming and jumping off rocks! Fun to climb around, got some really good pics.Even met the falls local dog Sydney, she was so sweet and loved everyone. Definitely a worthwhile place to visit

Great scenic view. Fun time and the water feels great on a hot day

Beautiful waterfalls. Fairly easy hike.

Very nice waterfall but not enough parking spaces.

Very easy to get to. Main entrance is a bit tricky to find. But right off the road.

Cool, hidden gem of a waterfall. Swim, Jump & be merry at your own risk.

So beautiful and breathtaking! Great place for risk takers to find their adrenaline rush. Trail is not handicap accessible. To reach trail, cross the road carefully from where the GPS will take you, and there is a small opening to the path. Short, scenic trail to the falls. Check out the watering hole before jumping in to make sure where you plan to jump is safe. Have fun!!

A nice little stop that my wife and I made. Parking is across the street but its worth the stop.

A very good place my gps did confuse me. But I found it

Super pretty but some people dont pick up their trash ::(

Beautiful and nostalgic from childhood days!

Easy access to easy trails. Jump into the pool at the waterfall (known locally also as trash can falls)

Thought that we could go down and see it but it was on the side of the road.

A beautiful place, a short distance from the road.

Was not able to find the falls. The web site needs specific instructions on how to get to the falls.

Very nice. Short walk from the road.

A hidden gem! Off the highway with no visible signs. When we went, we had the place completely to ourselves and it is so beautiful. There were yellow butterflies flying everywhere! When we jumped in we had to make sure we jumped over a log so just pay attention where youre jumping of course. Theres also a cute little clearing with a grill. Have a picnic!

The swimming area and the falls get 5 stars. However, the parking was absolutely horrible! People park sideways taking up 2&3 spots. Or park several feet away from the person beside them, but not leaving enough space for another car to fit between. Which made it hard to park. So. Other than that, great, fun place for the family. I do recommend water shoes!

Beautiful but not for the faint of heart. If you dont like heights, stay away! To get to the swimming hole, you must either jump in from one of the many jumps or cross a plank over a waterfall. The only way out of the water is across this plank.

Absolutely beautiful area

Awesome place to visit especially in the spring after heavy rains.

Wow! Awesome place. Didnt get to swim but looks like a blast. Great short walk from parking on the road and easy access to the river too. Very cool!

REFRESHING AND FUN!

Great place to see

It is such a peaceful place and you can really getting feel Gods presence. Mother Earth really has healing powers.

Awesome place to jump off the waterfall! Adults and kids love it

Beautiful trail and great views, a little crowded, but it was kind of fun watching the folks jump off the cliff into the falls

Looks like a mermaid lagoon. My greatest fear is heights and I jumped about 20 feet into the swimming hole. You can do it too!

Nice place to play in the mountain streams that’s close to town. Parking can be a challenge

Nice site

Beautiful detachment area. unplug and take it all in. great place to daydream, write, read or just simply gaze out into silence. Fresh and cool with very little bugs. a must visit.

Even though the waters cold, its still fun to jump off the rocks.

Hard to find due to lack of signs.

Peaceful place.

Beautiful. Parking is difficult. Better to go during the week if you want it to be less crowded

Beautiful falls

Beautiful cool clean fresh Mountain Water.

NOT SAFE FOR FAMILY. Falls were beautiful but two of our tires were slashed by a local scheme

Beautiful place

Easy to walk to. Great place for pictures.

5 min hike off the road and your in another world. Get there early if you want a parking spot.

Beautiful place

Great place had a good trip its a beautiful easy to get to place that is more than well worth the stop and look..I would give it a thumbs up and a great place for photographs..if you have the chance take a few minutes and check it out for yourself.

Very beautiful can get crowded during the summer but very nice

It is very beautiful and the trails are well kept!

Small and crowded but lovely

So relaxing

This place is non existent. We parked...we walked...we looked....nothing. No path...no signs...nothing.

Secluded. Clean & Fun Trek

Beautiful place outdoors

This was a great place. We walked up 1st. Got to jump at the jumping rock. Above that are numerous smaller pools perfect for kids to play in

Very nice and easy access!

We were just driving through and saw cars parked. Boy Im glad we stopped!!! Its beautiful

Great fly fishing, beautiful area to just be in.

Short walk

Wouldve loved to give more stars but my DOG wasnt allowed. As a responsible dog owner whose dog goes with me everwhere, I was a little perturbed that she couldnt come with us.

Laurel Creek Falls. Very easy walk from parking lot across Highway 321, continue on well worn path to the upper falls. If youre in Boone, its well worth the 15/20 minute drive to see the falls.

A fun place to swim and hang out. Youve got to park and walk across the road to get to the trail that leads to the jump spot and swimming hole.

Triple gainer!!

Grate place....go to left side of ride and theres a fall u can jump off of...

Cool place in the winter very crowded in the summer

Beautiful little spot for hanging out, swimming, and enjoying the scenery. Can get a bit crowded on nice weekend days.

Fun waterfalls and swimming hole

Little falls well know by students of local university

Love this place, Im not what the name of the Falls, I may have missed named it but the map is accurate

Awesome place for waterfall jumping! Gorgeous place to swim!

The location as shown (near app state) is incorrect. The falls are beautiful. Search for Laurel Creek Falls (Pisgah National Forest, 6024 US-321, Sugar Grove, NC 28679)

Amazing place

Laurel Creek Falls --Trash Can Falls is an unfortunate moniker created when people gave directions decades ago and also didnt know the real name of this beautiful location, Laurel Creek Falls. People were told to park at the dumpsters (no longer there) on Hwy. 321 and walk up to the falls, which they dubbed Trash Can Falls.It is a swimming hole. Diving or jumping into the falls are discouraged as some accidental deaths have occurred at Laurel Creek Falls in this manner over the years.

It was beautiful!

Fell in love with that place. Is a must see and try is you are around the area.

Beautiful waterfall

Lovely

Gorgeous

Short trail to the falls. We crashed a locals only camping trip at the top of the waterfall, and it was a tad weird.

Beautiful falls