Bridal Veil Falls

This falls starts with a short drop over a ledge, which allows you to walk behind the falls. Then, the river flows over a wide, gently sloping rock face - steeper near the bottom - where the whitewater fans out, giving the falls its name. The falls is a spectacular sight and highly recommended.

Directions

Driving

Bridal Veil Falls is close to the center of Dupont State Forest. The quickest way there is to park at the High Falls (formerly Buck Forest) parking area.

From Asheville, take I-26 east to Exit 40, and take NC-280 toward Pisgah Forest. At the NC 280/US 276/US 64 junction, turn left (east) on US-64 and go 3.7 miles to the Texaco station in Penrose. Turn right on Crab Creek Rd. Go 4.3 miles and turn right on DuPont Rd. Go just over 4 miles to the parking area on the left.

(Dupont Road will climb a hill and change names to Staton Road, then begin a long downhill, at the bottom of which is the bridge over the Little River and the Hooker Falls parking area. Keep going - the High Falls parking area is just past this on the left).

Trail

Hike down Buck Forest Road and cross the covered bridge. Take a right on Conservation Road and cross over the bridge for Reasonover Creek below the Lake Julia Dam, and then go right on Bridal Veil Falls Road. The road ends in a small loop, and a well graded path goes from the loop to the viewing area at the base of the falls.