55 MPH Falls

Height: 50'
County: Jackson/Transylvania
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Whitewater River
Elevation: 2,950'
Hike Length: 2.2 mile

Auger Fork Falls

Height: 40'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Gorges State Park
Stream: Auger Fork Creek
Elevation: 1,600'
Hike Length: 2.75 mile

Aunt Sally's Falls

Height: 40'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Tributary of West Fork French Broad River
Elevation: 2,780'
Hike Length: 0.60 mile

Avery Creek Falls

Coordinates: 35.32005, -82.75307

Height: 10'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Avery Creek
Elevation: 2,500'
Hike Length: 0.4 mile

Balsam Falls (Upper)

Coordinates: 35.272785, -82.969209

Height: 20'
County: Jackson
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Wolf Creek
Elevation: 3,480'
Hike Length: 0.5 mile

Balsam Falls (Lower)

Coordinates: 35.266034, -82.969379

Height: 20'
County: Jackson
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Wolf Creek
Elevation: 3,450'
Hike Length: 0.6 mile

Bard Falls

Coordinates: 36.00050, -81.80591

Height: 30'
County: Avery
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: North Harper Creek
Elevation: 2,000'
Hike Length: 1.8 mile

Bedrock Falls

Height: 15'
County: Jackson/Transylvania
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Whitewater River
Elevation: 3,000'
Hike Length: 3.0 mile

Big Falls (Snowbird Creek; lower)

Height: 30'
County: Graham
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Snowbird Creek
Elevation: 3,360'
Hike Length: 3.7 mile

Big Falls (Snowbird Creek; upper)

Height: 30'
County: Graham
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Snowbird Creek
Elevation: 3,360'
Hike Length: 3.7 mile

Big Falls (Thompson River)

Height: 200'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Toxaway Game Land
Stream: Thompson River
Elevation: 2,080'
Hike Length: 3.6 miles

Big Bradley Falls

Height: 75'
County: Polk
Landowner: Green River Game Land
Stream: Cove Creek
Elevation: 1,440'
Hike Length: 2.5 mile

Big Ledge Falls

Height: 20'
County: Jackson/Transylvania
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Whitewater River
Elevation: 2,950'
Hike Length: 2.0 mile

Bird Rock (or, Cathedral) Falls

County: Transylvania
Height: 25'
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: North Fork French Broad River
Elevation: 2,720'
Hike Length: 0.25 mile

Bradley Cooper Falls

Coordinates: 35.28321,-82.27462

Height: 20'
County: Polk
Landowner: Green River Game Lands
Stream: South Tributary of Little Cove Creek
Elevation: 1,300'
Hike Length: 2.3 mile

Bridal Veil Falls

County: Transylvania
Height: 150' (total with slide)
Landowner: DuPont State Forest
Stream: Little River
Elevation: 2,640'
Hike Length: 2.0 mile

Bubbling Spring Branch (Lower Falls)

Height: 20'
County: Haywood
Landowner: Blue Ridge Parkway
Stream: Bubbling Spring Branch
Elevation: 5,200'
Hike Length: 0.3 mile

Bubbling Spring Branch (Upper Falls)

Height: 30'
County: Haywood
Landowner: Blue Ridge Parkway
Stream: Bubbling Spring Branch
Elevation: 5,240'
Hike Length: 0.35 mile

Buckeye Falls

Height: 50'
County: Haywood
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Buckeye Creek
Elevation: 4,400'
Hike Length: 1.8 mile

Burnthouse Branch Falls

Height: 50'
County: Burke
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Burnthouse Branch
Elevation: 2,100'
Hike Length: 2.1 mile

Catawba Falls, Lower

County: McDowell
Height: 150'
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Catawba River
Elevation: 2,100'
Hike Length: 1.5 mile

Catawba Falls, Upper

County: McDowell
Height: 50'
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Catawba River
Elevation: 2,360'
Hike Length: 2.0 mile

Cathey's Creek Falls

County: Transylvania
Height: 45'
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Cathey's Creek
Elevation: 2,520'
Hike Length: 100 yards

Cavern Falls

Coordinates: 35.28408,-82.26992

Height: 30'
County: Polk
Landowner: Green River Game Lands
Stream: North Tributary of Little Cove Creek
Elevation: 1,460'
Hike Length: 2.5 mile

Cavern Falls

Coordinates: 35.28408,-82.26992

Height: 30'
County: Polk
Landowner: Green River Game Lands
Stream: North Tributary of Little Cove Creek
Elevation: 1,460'
Hike Length: 2.5 mile

Cedar Rock Creek Falls (Lower)

County: Transylvania
Height: 20'
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Cedar Rock Creek
Elevation: 2,480'
Hike Length: 0.8 miles

Cedar Rock Creek Falls (Upper)

County: Transylvania
Height: 10'
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Cedar Rock Creek
Elevation: 2,500'
Hike Length: 0.9 mile

Chestnut Falls

Height: 20'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Chestnut Creek
Elevation: 3,720'
Hike Length: 0.9 mile

Chub Line Falls

Height: 25'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Gorges State Park
Stream: Toxaway River
Elevation: 1,360'
Hike Length: 3.2 mile

Chute Falls

Coordinates: 35.088, -82.9379

Height: 25'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Gorges State Park
Stream: Bearwallow Creek
Elevation: 2,400'
Hike Length: ~2 miles

Clawhammer Falls

Coordinates: 35.325627, -82.746557

Height: 15'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Clawhammer Creek
Elevation: 2,820'
Hike Length: 1.0 mile

Cold Branch Falls

County: Graham
Height: 30'
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Cold Branch
Elevation: 4,200'
Hike Length: 1.0 mile

ColdBranch

Cold Branch Falls, Lower

County: Graham
Height: 30'
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Cold Branch
Elevation: 3,480'
Hike Length: Roadside

Courthouse Falls

County: Transylvania
Height: 40'
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Courthouse Creek
Elevation: 3,340'
Hike Length: 0.4 miles

Courthouse Falls

Height: 40'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Courthouse Creek
Elevation: 3,340'
Hike Length: 0.4 mile

Courthouse Falls, Upper

County: Transylvania
Height: 35'
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Courthouse Creek
Elevation: 4,240'
Hike Length: 1.5 mile

Cove Creek Falls

County: Transylvania
Height: 50'
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Cove Creek
Elevation: 2,800'
Hike Length: 1.2 miles

Deluge at Gorges State Park

My first foray into a 'feature-length' (aka. 13 minute) movie of a hike...

A chance to see the mighty Horsepasture River (including 125' Rainbow Falls) after 7" of rain had fallen the previous day!

D.E.W. Falls

Height: 12'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Mill Creek
Elevation: 3,200'
Hike Length: 0.1 mile

Dill Falls

County: Jackson
Height: 60'
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Tanasee Creek
Elevation: 4,180'
Hike Length: 0.3 miles

Dill Falls, Upper

County: Jackson
Height: 25'
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Tanasee Creek
Elevation: 4,210'
Hike Length: 0.3 miles

Discovery Falls

Height: 50'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: North Tributary of Log Hollow Branch
Elevation: 3,480'
Hike Length: 0.4 mile

Dismal Falls

Height: 150'+
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Dismal Creek
Elevation: 3,280'
Hike Length: 2.0 mile

Douglas Falls

County: Buncombe
Height: 75'
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Tributary of Waterfall Creek
Elevation: 4,440'
Hike Length: 0.6 miles

Drift Falls

County: Transylvania
Height: 30'
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Horsepasture River
Elevation: 2,800'
Hike Length: 2.0 miles

Drift Falls (Bust-your-butt)

County: Transylvania
Height: 30'
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Horsepasture River
Elevation: 2,800'
Hike Length: 2.0 miles

Dry Falls

County: Macon
Height: 65'
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Cullasaja River
Elevation: 3,320'
Hike Length: 0.1 miles

Dry Falls

Height: 65'
County: Macon
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Cullasaja River
Elevation: 3,320'
Hike Length: 0.1 mile