The Kephart Prong Trail ('prong' means a bend in the river) is a four-mile roundtrip hike that crosses the Oconaluftee River six times, with narrow footbridges provided at each crossing. The trail itself is an old road-bed with broken and exposed pavement at the beginning of the trail and eventually leads to a backcountry shelter.

The Kephart Prong Trail.

Taken from one of the six river crossings, some falls along the Kephart Prong Trail.

The Kephart Prong Shelter at the end of the trail provides room for up to 8 campers.