Roaring Fork (Great Smoky Mountains)
Roaring Fork Historic District | |
Roaring Fork, with Grotto Falls in the distance | |
| Location | GSMNP |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Gatlinburg, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35°41′54″N 83°28′4″W / 35.69833°N 83.46778°W |
| Built | 1880 |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000170 |
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1976 |
Roaring Fork is a stream in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, located in the southeastern United States. Once the site of a small Appalachian community, today the stream's area is home to the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail and the Roaring Fork Historic District.
Like many mountain streams, Roaring Fork is volatile. While the stream presents as a peaceful trickle on any given day, it quickly becomes a raging whitewater rapid after a mild rain shower. The "roar" of the water is amplified by its echo on surrounding mountain ridges.