Triple Falls in DuPont State Recreational Forest is a 125-foot waterfall on the Little River, dropping in three distinct tiers over a granite face. The tiers are the thing: each one has its own character, its own pool, its own angle of approach, and the combination produces a waterfall experience that takes time to fully absorb.
The trail from the Hooker Falls parking area to Triple Falls is about a mile, following the Little River upstream through a gorge that gets progressively more dramatic as you go. The river runs clear over rounded granite boulders, and in low water it is possible to walk directly in the streambed. In spring that option disappears.
DuPont State Forest has 10,000 acres and four major waterfalls on the Little River alone. The trail connecting Hooker, Triple, and High Falls is the standard circuit, about three miles, crossing the river at several points. The forest is known regionally for mountain biking as well as hiking.
The Hunger Games connection is real: the scene where Katniss finds a camouflaged Peeta near the riverbank was filmed along this stretch of the Little River between Triple Falls and the Station Road bridge. The production chose DuPont for its primeval quality — the granite, the hemlocks, the clear-running river. It photographs the way the Appalachians actually look, which not every filming location manages.