List of North Carolina Waterfalls

Here is an index of all the falls we know about. Click any falls' name to go to its page, where you will find a larger picture, description, statistics, directions, and more information about each waterfall where it is available.

Alarka Falls 150 ft, Alarka Creek, Nantahala National Forest
Bard Falls 25, North Harper Creek, Pisgah National Forest
Batson Creek Falls Around 20 ft., Batson Creek, Transylvania County
Bead and Lace Falls Private
Berties Falls Maybe 20 ft combined, Private
Betseys Rock Falls Over 100 ft., North Prong Lewis Fork, Private
Betsy Falls
Big Bradley Falls 65 ft, Cove Creek, Green River Game Lands
Big Falls 15, Snowbird Creek, Nantahala National Forest
Big Laurel Falls 35 ft, Nantahala National Forest
Big Shoals (Secret Falls) 50 ft, Big Creek, Nantahala National Forest
Bird Rock Falls 15 ft, French Broad River, Living Waters Ministry
Blue Sea Falls 30 ft, Blue Sea Creek, Private
Bridal Veil Falls 40 ft, Tributary of Cullasaja River, Nantahala National Forest
Bridal Veil Falls 100 ft, Little River, Dupont State Forest
Bubbling Spring Branch Cascades 30 ft, Bubbling Spring Branch, Pisgah National Forest
Bull Cove Falls 40 ft, Creek in Bull Cove, Nantahala National Forest
Burningtown Falls 30 ft (estimate from photographs), Downes Br., Private
Camp Minnehaha Falls 30 ft, Private
Carter Falls
Cascade Falls Approximately 100 ft. depending on what you count as part of the falls., Fall Creek, Blue Ridge Parkway
Cascade on Mineral Creek 10 ft, Mineral Creek, Pisgah National Forest
Catawba Falls Over 100', Catawba River, Pisgah National Forest
Catheys Creek Falls 30 ft, Pisgah National Forest, Catheys Creek
Chestnut Cove Branch Falls 30 ft, Pisgah National Forest
Connestee Falls 85 ft, Carson Creek, Transylvania County
Courthouse Falls 45 ft, Courthouse Creek, Pisgah National Forest
Cove Creek Falls 50 ft, Cove Creek, Pisgah National Forest
Crabtree Falls East Fork Big Crabtree Creek, Private
Crabtree Falls 70 ft, Crabtree Creek, Blue Ridge Parkway
Cullasaja Falls 250 ft, Cullasaja River, Nantahala National Forest
Dill Falls 50 ft, Tanasee Creek, Nantahala National Forest
Dismal Falls 75 ft, Dismal Creek, Pisgah National Forest
Douglas Falls 70 ft, Waterfall Creek, Pisgah National Forest
Dry Falls 80 ft, Cullasaja River, Nantahala National Forest
Duggers Creek Falls 15 ft, Dugger's Creek, Blue Ridge Parkway
Dutch Creek Falls 40 ft (estimate from photographs), Dutch Creek, Private
Eastatoe Falls 70 ft, Shoal Creek, Private
Elk Falls 40 ft, Elk River, Pisgah National Forest
Fairfield Falls
Falls of Gouges Creek 50 ft (estimate), Gouges Creek, Private
Falls on Cathey's Creek
Falls on Cedar Rock Creek 25 ft, Cedar Rock Creek, Pisgah National Forest
Falls on Grogan Creek 20 ft, Grogan Creek, Pisgah National Forest
Falls on Long Branch 30 ft, Long Branch, Pisgah National Forest
Falls on Whiteoak Creek 20 ft, Whiteoak Creek, Pisgah National Forest
Falls over Dam on Reems Creek 15 ft, Reems Creek, Town of Weaverville
Flat Creek Falls 200 ft, Flat Creek, Nantahala National Forest
Flat Laurel Creek Cascades 50 ft (individual drops), 200 ft or more total., Flat Laurel Creek, Pisgah National Forest
Fourth Falls 150 ft, Toxaway Creek, The Wilds Christian Camp
French Broad Falls and Shoal Creek Falls 13 feet, French Broad River, Living Waters Ministries
Frolictown Creek Falls 15 ft, Frolictown Creek, Nantahala National Forest
Glassmine Falls 200 ft, Glassmine Branch, City of Asheville
Glen Burney Falls 40 ft, New Years Creek, Town of Blowing Rock
Glencannon Falls
Glen Falls 145 ft, Nantahala National Forest
Glen Marie Falls 60 ft, New Year Creek, Town of Blowing Rock
Granny Burrel Falls 15 ft
Grassy Creek Falls
Grassy Creek Falls 30 ft, Grassy Creek, Dupont State Forest
Great Falls
Greenland Creek Falls 50 ft
Harper Creek Falls 50 ft, Pisgah National Forest
Hickorynut Falls 404 ft, Hicorynut Creek, Chimney Rock State Park
Hidden Falls
High Falls 150 ft, West Fork Tuckaseeegee River, Duke Energy
High Falls 150 ft, Dupont State Forest, Little River
High Falls 15 ft, Pisgah National Forest, South Mills River
High Falls (Beech Creek) 150 ft, Beech Creek, Nantahala National Forest
Highlands Falls
High Shoals Falls 50, Jacob Fork, South Mountains State Park
Hooker Falls 15 ft, Dupont State Forest, Little River
Kennedy Falls
Kuykendall Falls 30 ft, Pisgah National Forest
Lanier Falls
Laughing Falls 50 ft, Pisgah National Forest
Laurel Creek Falls
Leatherwood Falls 25, Leatherwood Branch, Nantahala National Forest
Linville Falls Linville River, Blue Ridge Parkway
Little Bird Falls (Waterfall on Green Creek) 20 ft, Green Creek, Pisgah National Forest
Little Creek Falls 50 ft, Little Creek, US National Park Service - Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Little Falls 5? ft
Little Falls
Little Falls 5? ft
Log Hollow Falls 25 ft, Log Hollow Branch, Pisgah National Forest
Long Hope Falls
Looking Glass Falls 45 ft, Looking Glass Creek, Pisgah National Forest
Lower Cascade Falls 35 ft, Cascade Creek, Hanging Rock State Park
Lower Falls
Lower Falls
Lower Falls
Lower Satulah Falls Perhaps 200 ft, Clear Creek, Nantahala National Forest
Lower Waterfall on Bubbling Spring Branch 20 ft, Bubbling Spring Branch, Pisgah National Forest/Blue Ridge Parkway
Lower Waterfall on Grassy Creek Private, Grasy Creek (Little Mill Creek)
Maidenhair Falls
Maidenhair Falls 30 ft, Hogsed Creek, Private
McGalliard Falls 40 ft, McGalliard Creek, Town of Valdese
Middle Falls
Mingo Falls
Mitchell Falls 30 ft
Moore Cove Falls 50 ft, Pisgah National Forest, Moore Cove Creek
Moore Cove Falls 2 30 ft, Pisgah National Forest, Tributary of Moore Cove Creek
Moravian Falls
Mount Hardy Falls Maybe 50 - 100 feet, but hard to tell exactly, West Fork Pigeon River, Pisgah National Forest
Mouse Creek Falls 35 ft, Mouse Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Murphy Falls Big Crabtree Creek, Private
North Harper Creek Falls 40 ft, North Harper Creek, Pisgah National Forest
Onion Cliff Falls
Onion Falls
Pearsons Falls 90 ft
Picklesimer Rock House Falls 40 ft., Tributary of Abes Creek, Nantahala National Forest
Queens Falls
Rainbow Falls 150 ft
Rainbow Falls 150 ft, Private
Reems Creek Falls 30 ft, Reems Creek, Private
Rhapsodie Falls 60 ft
Roaring Fork Falls 100 ft
Roaring Spout Falls
Rock Creek Falls
Sassafras Falls Sassafras Creek
Schoolhouse Falls 25 ft
Second Falls 70 ft, Yellowstone Prong, Pisgah National Forest
Setrock Creek Falls 75 ft, Pisgah National Forest
Shoal Creek Falls
Shunkawauken Falls 150 ft, Horse Creek, Private
Silvervale Falls
Skinny Dip Falls 20 ft, Yellowstone Prong, Pisgah National Forest
Slatten Falls
Slick Rock Falls 30 ft, Pisgah National Forest, Slick Rock Creek
Soco Falls 30 ft, Soco Creek, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
South Harper Creek Falls 100 ft, Pisgah National Forest
The Cascades 30? ft, Private
Thunderhole Falls 15 ft, Pisgah National Forest
Thurston Hatcher Falls 30, Private, Rough Run
Toms Creek Falls 60 ft, Pisgah National Forest, Tom's Creek
Toms Falls Private
Toms Spring Falls 100 ft, Toms Spring Branch, Pisgah National Forest
Tory Falls
Toxaway Falls 100, Toxaway River, Gorges State Park (east), Private (west)
Triple Falls 75 ft, Dupont State Forest, Little River
Turley Falls
Turtleback Falls 20 ft, Pisgah National Forest
Twin Falls
Twin Falls of Henry Branch 1
Twin Falls of Henry Branch 2
Upper Cascade Falls
Upper Catawba Falls 50 feet, Catawba River, Pisgah National Forest
Upper Creek Falls 50 ft, Pisgah National Forest
Upper Dill Falls 25 ft, Tanasee Creek, Nantahala National Forest
Upper Falls 5? ft
Upper Falls
Upper Falls 50 ft, Pisgah National Forest, Yellowstone Prong
Upper Falls
Upper Satulah Falls About 30 feet, Clear Creek, Private
Upper Waterfall on Bubbling Spring Branch 30, Bubbling Spring Branch, Blue Ridge Parkway
Upper Waterfall on Grassy Creek Private, Grasy Creek (Little Mill Creek)
Walker Falls 45 ft, Walker Creek, Pisgah National Forest
Watauga Falls
Waterfall 1 on Fork of Staire Branch 30 ft, Pisgah National Forest
Waterfall 1 on Sam Branch Cascades; best estimate is between 20 - 50 feet depending on what you include., Pisgah National Forest
Waterfall 2 on Fork of Staire Branch 20 ft, Pisgah National Forest
Waterfall below Big Fork Knob 50 ft, Pisgah National Forest
Waterfall Below Sugarloaf Mountain About 25 feet
Waterfall Below Wildcat Falls 30 ft, Tributary of West Fork Pigeon River, Pisgah National Forest
Waterfall beside FR 74 15 ft, Pisgah National Forest
Waterfall beside NC Highway 28 about 30 feet, estimated, Unnamed, Nantahala National Forest - NC Hwy 28 ROW
Waterfall in Wash Hollow 50 ft, Pisgah National Forest
Waterfall on Broad River 20? ft, Private
Waterfall on Burnthouse Branch 50 ft, Pisgah National Forest
Waterfall on Craggy Knob 200 ft, City of Asheville
Waterfall on Falling Creek 75? ft, Private
Waterfall on Fowler Creek Approximately 30 feet, Fowler Creek, Nantahala National Forest
Waterfall on Hickory Branch 30 ft, Hickory Branch, Pisgah National Forest
Waterfall on Joe Creek Private
Waterfall on Little Andy Creek 20 ft, Pisgah National Forest
Waterfall on Little Fall Branch 40 ft, Little Fall Branch, Pisgah National Forest
Waterfall on North Tributary of Log Hollow Branch 75 ft, Pisgah National Forest
Waterfall on Scotsman Creek About 50 ft, Scotsman Creek, Nantahala National Forest
Waterfall on Steels Creek 70 ft, Pisgah National Forest
Waterfall on Taylor Creek 80? ft, Taylor Creek, Private
Waterfall on Tributary of Big Bearpen Branch 100 ft, Pisgah National Forest
Waterfall on Tributary of Brier Creek Tributary of Brier Creek, Private
Waterfall on Tributary of Little River Tributary of Little River, Private
Waterfall on Tributary of West Fork Pigeon River 30 ft, Tributary of West Fork Pigeon River, Pisgah National Forest
Waterfall on Turnbreeches Creek Private
Waterfall on West Fork Pigeon River 20 ft, Pisgah National Forest
Waterfall on West Prong Hickey Fork 30 ft, Pisgah National Forest
Whitewater Falls 411 ft, Whitewater River, Nantahala National Forest
Widow's Creek Falls 25 ft, Stone Mountain State Park
Wildcat Falls 50 ft
Wilderness Falls 75 ft, Double Knob Gap Branch, Nantahala National Forest
Window Falls
Windy Falls Sections totaling almost 700 ft, Horsepasture River, Nantahala National Forest
Wintergreen Falls 25 ft, Grassy Creek, Dupont State Forest
Woodfin Cascades Private
Yellowstone Falls 100 ft, Yellowstone Prong, Pisgah National Forest

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