DuPont State Recreational Forest PO Box 300 Cedar Mountain, NC 28718-0300 Voice: 828-877-6527 Fax: 828-862-8531 dupontsf.ncfs@ncagr.gov We parked just short of the gate to the Kato Cycle Club and descended the layered limestone bluff to get in position for these photos. Picnicking near the falls is very popular. Triple Falls is where Katniss finds Peeta camouflaged against the rock. Turn around and head back the way you came to complete this out-and-back 4.4 mile hike. The final 12.5 miles from Eagle Creek to Cascade Lock and Wyeth are open. For an instant during this scene, you can see the middle drop of the waterfall in the background. There are steep hills and it is a moderate workout. A level rock surface allows room to safely enjoy the views and cascading water. Triple Falls is located at Camp Orr Boy Scout Camp south of Harrison AR. Triple Falls (Twin Falls) black and white, Glacier National Park. It is about three miles long and also goes to High Falls and Hooker Falls. Triple Falls Less than 1/2-mile from the Hooker Falls parking area (across the river and under the road bridge), arrive at an overlook for Triple Falls with three cascades over a total 120-ft. drop. To see this 120-ft. tall waterfall, hike one-mile round-trip from the Hooker Falls parking area or 2.2 miles round-trip from the High Falls parking area - passing High Falls along the way. I took this photograph many years ago when the area was open. Notice that shortage of water falling over the rim. The falls is a lush area of trees and greenery kept moist by the spray of the cascading triple waterfall. According to Jim Bob Tinsley, the waterfall was known as Rag Falls during the late 1800s. Description: Triple Falls is one of the most beautiful and photographed waterfalls in the Ozarks and in Arkansas.The official name is Twin Falls, but in high water it has three distinct falls. Turn left here to Triple Falls, .9 miles up the trail, making for a perfect lunch spot. In the 1990s, DuPont Forest was sold to the State of North Carolina, and as DuPont has completed cleanup of various areas, those areas have been made open to the public. Triple Falls in DuPont State Recreational Forest offers a unique opportunity to stand in the middle of a waterfall! In most photographs taken of this location, you'll notice much more water colliding and flowing over the rock faces. The Triplet Falls Track was open during our visit in November 2006 and it didn’t seem to show any evidence of the vandalism that took place that had closed the trail. Triple Falls is part of a three-waterfall loop, with options for seeing even more of this area. Horsetail Falls Trail: The short trail is partially open, giving hikers access to Horsetail Falls and Ponytail Falls. I t’s known as “Triple Falls,” a secluded series of falls fed by small creeks that empty into the Blue Earth River. 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