North Carolina Waterfalls

I hope you find something helpful or interesting, be it a new waterfall that you've never seen, updated trail info for some of the less traveled places or just a place to look at beautiful waterfall photos.

North Carolina is where my love/obsession for waterfalls all started.
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Under construction!
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Upper Whitewater Falls
Below is a map with all the named waterfalls in the state and further down is a list of all the waterfalls that I've visited in the state.
The markers on the map are color coordinated with the type of property it is. Blue is public property, Red is private property and Black is restricted property.

Waterfalls By County

Avery County

  • Elk Falls
  • Waterfalls Park Falls

Buncombe County

  • Glassmine Falls

Burke County

  • Beverly Hillbilly Falls
  • Duggers Creek Falls
  • Linville Falls
  • Linville Falls (Upper)
  • Steels Creek Falls
  • Steels Creek Falls (Lower)
  • Steels Creek Falls (Upper)
  • Upper Creek Falls
  • Waterfall Above Upper Creek Falls
  • Waterfall Below Upper Creek Falls

Haywood County

  • Bubbling Spring Branch Cascades
  • Bubbling Spring Branch Falls (Lower)
  • Bubbling Spring Branch Falls (Upper)
  • Laurie's Falls
  • Little Wildcat Falls
  • Middle Prong Falls
  • Sam Branch Falls (Lower)
  • Second Falls - Graveyard Fields
  • Skinny Dip Falls
  • Sunburst Falls
  • Upper Falls - Graveyard Fields
  • Wash Hollow Falls
  • Wildcat Falls
  • Wildcat Trail Falls
  • Yellowstone Falls
  • Yellowstone Falls (Upper)

Henderson County

  • Case Falls
  • Grassy Falls (Upper) - DuPont State Forest
  • Hungry River Falls (Lower)
  • Hungry River Falls (Upper)
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls
  • Slate Rock Creek Trail Falls
  • Wintergreen Falls - DuPont State Forest

Jackson County

  • Balsam Falls
  • Charleys Bridge Falls
  • Coyote Falls
  • Dill Falls
  • Doghobble Falls
  • First Falls - West Fork Tuckasegee River
  • Greenland Creek Falls
  • High Falls - West Fork Tuckasegee River
  • Onion Falls
  • Paradise Falls
  • Schoolhouse Falls
  • Scotsman Creek Falls
  • Silver Run Falls
  • Silver Run Falls (Upper)
  • Soco Falls

Macon County

  • Ammons Branch Falls (Lower)
  • Bridal Veil Falls
  • Buck Creek Falls
  • Cullasaja Falls
  • Deadwood Falls
  • Dry Falls
  • Glen Falls (Upper)
  • Glen Falls (Middle)
  • Kalakaleskies Falls
  • Potholes Falls
  • Quarry Cascades
  • Quarry Falls
  • Ranger Falls
  • Scadin Falls
  • Scadin Falls (Middle)
  • Scadin Falls (Upper)
  • Secret Falls - Big Creek
  • Waterfall Above Secret Falls
  • Waterfall Below Secret Falls

McDowell County

  • Catawba Falls (Lower)
  • Catawba Falls
  • Toms Creek Falls

Mitchell County

  • Grassy Creek Falls

Polk County

  • Baby Bradley Falls
  • Big Bradley Falls
  • Emily Falls
  • Fisherman Falls
  • Joels Creek Trib Falls
  • Little Bradley Falls
  • Melrose Falls
  • Milton Bradley Falls
  • Pearson's Falls
  • Pearson's Falls (Lower)
  • Shunkawauken Falls
  • Twin Falls - North Pacolet River

Rutherford County

  • Hickory Nut Falls

Swain County

  • Indian Creek Falls
  • Juneywhank Falls
  • Mingo Falls
  • Tom's Branch Falls

Transylvania County

  • Batson Creek Falls
  • Bearwallow Falls
  • Big Falls - Thompson River
  • Billy Branch Falls
  • Bird Rock Falls
  • Bridal Veil Falls - DuPont State Forest
  • Bridge Of Death Falls
  • Cascade Falls - Looking Glass Creek
  • Catheys Creek Falls
  • Cedar Rock Falls
  • Cedar Rock Falls (Upper)
  • Cody Falls
  • Connestee Falls
  • Courthouse Falls
  • Cove Creek Falls
  • Cove Creek Falls (Lower)
  • D.E.W. Falls
  • Discovery Falls
  • Drift Falls
  • East Fork Falls
  • Eastatoe Falls
  • Fishing Falls
  • FR475 Falls
  • Grassy Creek Falls - DuPont State Forest
  • Graveley Falls
  • Grogan Creek Falls
  • Hidden Falls - Horsepasture River
  • Hidden Falls - Looking Glass Creek
  • High Falls - DuPont State Forest
  • High Falls - Thompson River
  • Hooker Falls
  • Johns Jump Falls
  • Key Falls
  • Laughing Falls
  • Lemon Falls
  • Little Looking Glass Falls
  • Little Moore Cove Falls
  • Log Hollow Falls
  • Log Hollow Falls (Upper)
  • Looking Glass Falls
  • Long Branch Falls
  • Merry Falls
  • Mill Shoal Falls
  • Moore Cove Falls
  • Moore Cove Falls (Upper)
  • Mystery Falls
  • Pancake Falls
  • Pigeon Branch Falls
  • Pigeon Branch Falls (Lower)
  • Rainbow Falls - Horsepasture River
  • Raven Rock Falls
  • Raven Rock Trail Falls
  • Reece Place Falls (Lower)
  • Reece Place Falls
  • Reid Branch Falls
  • Rich Falls
  • Riptide Falls
  • Rock Garden Falls
  • Rockhouse Creek Falls (Lower)
  • Rooster Tail Falls
  • Shower Bath Falls
  • Simon Falls
  • Slick Rock Falls
  • Slick Rock Falls (Lower)
  • Sliding Cascade Falls
  • Sliding Rock
  • Slippery Witch Falls
  • Staircase Falls
  • Stairway Falls
  • Summey Cove Falls
  • Toms Spring Falls
  • Toms Spring Falls (Upper)
  • Toxaway Falls
  • Tranquility Falls
  • Triple Falls - DuPont State Forest
  • Turtleback Falls
  • Twin Falls - Thompson River
  • Whaleback Falls
  • White Owl Falls
  • Whitewater Falls (Upper)

Yancey County

  • Crabtree Falls
  • Roaring Fork Falls
  • Setrock Creek Falls