North Carolina Waterfalls
Shunkawauken Falls
Coordinates: 35.27213,-82.21471
Height: 100'+
County: Polk
Landowner: Private
Stream: Horse Creek
Elevation: 2,560'
Hike Length: Roadside
Shunkawauken Falls
Coordinates: 35.27213,-82.21471
Height: 100'+
County: Polk
Landowner: Private
Stream: Horse Creek
Elevation: 2,560'
Hike Length: Roadside
Sidepocket Falls
Coordinates: 35.08069,-82.95892
Height: 40'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Horsepasture River
Elevation: 2,280'
Hike Length: 1.8 miles
Sillers Falls
Coordinates: 35.20528, -82.22834
Height: 6'
County: Polk
Landowner: City of Tryon
Stream: Vaughn Creek
Elevation: 950'
Hike Length: 0.2 mile
Silver Run Falls
Coordinates: 35.06617,-83.06542
Height: 40'
County: Jackson
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Silver Run Creek
Elevation: 3,320'
Hike Length: 200 yards
Silver Run Falls
Coordinates: 35.06617,-83.06542
Height: 40'
County: Jackson
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Silver Run Creek
Elevation: 3,320'
Hike Length: 200 yards
Silver Run Falls, Upper
Coordinates: 35.06714,-83.06430
Height: 40'
County: Jackson
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Silver Run Creek
Elevation: 3,400'
Hike Length: 0.5 mile
Silvervale Falls
Coordinates: 36.04844,-81.59462
Height: 80'
County: Caldwell
Landowner: Private
Stream: Greenfield Branch
Elevation: 1,800'
Hike Length: Roadside
Skinny Dip Falls
Coordinates: 35.32236,-82.83391
Height: 30'
County: Haywood
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Yellowstone Prong of East Fork Pigeon River
Elevation: 4,400'
Hike Length: 0.5 mile
***SKINNY DIP FALLS WAS ALTERED SIGNIFIGANTLY BY THE FLOODS OF 2021. THE UPPER FALLS ARE COVERED IN BOULDERS AND THE FOOT BRIDGE SPANNING THE GORGE WAS DESTROYED. IT MAY BE SOME TIME BEFORE THE FALLS ARE ACCESSIBLE AGAIN. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY.***
Skinny Dip Falls
Coordinates: 35.32236,-82.83391
Height: 30'
County: Haywood
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Yellowstone Prong of East Fork Pigeon River
Elevation: 4,400'
Hike Length: 0.5 mile
***SKINNY DIP FALLS WAS ALTERED SIGNIFIGANTLY BY THE FLOODS OF 2021. THE UPPER FALLS ARE COVERED IN BOULDERS AND THE FOOT BRIDGE SPANNING THE GORGE WAS DESTROYED. IT MAY BE SOME TIME BEFORE THE FALLS ARE ACCESSIBLE AGAIN. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY.***
Skinny Dip Falls
Coordinates: 35.32236,-82.83391
Height: 30'
County: Haywood
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Yellowstone Prong of East Fork Pigeon River
Elevation: 4,400'
Hike Length: 0.5 mile
***SKINNY DIP FALLS WAS ALTERED SIGNIFIGANTLY BY THE FLOODS OF 2021. THE UPPER FALLS ARE COVERED IN BOULDERS AND THE FOOT BRIDGE SPANNING THE GORGE WAS DESTROYED. IT MAY BE SOME TIME BEFORE THE FALLS ARE ACCESSIBLE AGAIN. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY.***
Skitty Creek, Waterfall on
Coordinates: 35.09180, -83.21766
Height: 30'
County: Macon
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Skitty Creek
Elevation: 3,990'
Hike Length: Roadside
Sky Falls
Height: 150'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Private
Stream: Rock Creek
Elevation: 1,280'
Hike Length: 0.75 mile
Sky Falls
Height: 150'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Private
Stream: Rock Creek
Elevation: 1,280'
Hike Length: 0.75 mile
Sky Falls (upper section)
Height: 150'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Private
Stream: Rock Creek
Elevation: 1,280'
Hike Length: 0.75 mile
Sky Falls (lower section)
Height: 150'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Private
Stream: Rock Creek
Elevation: 1,280'
Hike Length: 0.75 mile
Slate Rock Creek Falls
Coordinates: 35.393105, -82.694653
Height: 20'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Slate Rock Creek
Elevation: 2,980'
Hike Length: 0.8 mile
Sleepy Hollow Falls
Coordinates: 35.30958, -83.25990
Height: 30'
County: Jackson
Landowner: Private
Stream: Reed Branch
Elevation: 2,200'
Hike Length: Roadside
Slickens Creek, Waterfall on
Coordinates: 35.21076, -83.00625
Height: 25'
County: Jackson
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Slickens Creek
Elevation: 2,920'
Hike Length: DANGEROUS
Slick Rock Falls
Coordinates: 35.29320,-82.79729
Height: 30'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Slick Rock Creek
Elevation: 2,640'
Hike Length: 100 yards
Slick Rock Falls
Coordinates: 35.29320,-82.79729
Height: 30'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Slick Rock Creek
Elevation: 2,640'
Hike Length: 100 yards
Slick Rock Falls, Lower
Coordinates: 35.29274, -82.79967
Height: 50'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Slick Rock Creek
Elevation: 2,560'
Hike Length: 0.1 mile
Sliding Rock Falls
Coordinates: 35.31105,-82.78661
Height: 20'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Looking Glass Creek
Elevation: 2,720'
Hike Length: 100 yards
Soco Falls
Coordinates: 35.49246,-83.16953
Height: 40'
County: Swain
Landowner: Qualla Indian Reservation
Stream: Soco Creek & Tributary
Elevation: 3,840'
Hike Length: 100 yards
Sol's Creek Falls
Coordinates: 35.237684, -83.035121
Height: 100'+
County: Jackson
Landowner: Private
Stream: Sol's Creek
Elevation: 2,800'
Hike Length: 0.5 miles (plus 2.5-mile paddle)
Sol's Creek Falls
Coordinates: 35.237684, -83.035121
Height: 100'+
County: Jackson
Landowner: Private
Stream: Sol's Creek
Elevation: 2,800'
Hike Length: 0.5 miles (plus 2.5-mile paddle)
Sol's Creek Falls, Upper
Coordinates: 35.26348,-83.01920
Height: 60'
County: Jackson
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Sol's Creek
Elevation: 3,440'
Hike Length: 0.5 mile
South Harper Creek Falls
Coordinates: 35.98062,-81.81048
Height: 120'
County: Avery
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Harper Creek
Elevation: 2,160'
Hike Length: 1.9 mile
Split Rock Falls
Coordinates: 35.08841,-82.93933
Height: 25'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Gorges State Park
Stream: Bearwallow Creek
Elevation: 2,400'
Hike Length: 2.0 mile
Spruce Pine Lodge, Waterfall at (lower section)
Coordinates: 36.17388, -78.86873
Height: 15'
County: Durham
Landowner: Lake Michie Recreation Area
Stream: unnamed tributary of Flat River
Elevation: 420'
Hike Length: 0.2 miles
Spruce Pine Lodge, Waterfall at (upper section)
Coordinates: 36.17400, -78.86926
Height: 15'
County: Durham
Landowner: Lake Michie Recreation Area
Stream: unnamed tributary of Flat River
Elevation: 450'
Hike Length: 0.2 miles
Stairstep Falls
Coordinates: 35.27764, -82.31749
Height: 50'
County: Polk
Landowner: Green River Game Lands
Stream: Unnamed tributary of Green River
Elevation: 1,860'
Hike Length: 1.5 miles
Stairway Falls
Coordinates: 35.085548, -82.956244
Height: 50'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Horsepasture River
Elevation: 2,500'
Hike Length: 1.0 mile
Stairway Falls
Coordinates: 35.085548, -82.956244
Height: 50'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Horsepasture River
Elevation: 2,500'
Hike Length: 1.0 mile
Steels Creek Falls
Coordinates: 35.91898,-81.84737
Height: 70'
County: Burke
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Steel's Creek
Elevation: 1,700'
Hike Length: 1.0 mile
Still House Falls
Coordinates: 35.16896,-82.95668
Height: 40'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Fork Creek
Elevation: 3,400'
Hike Length: 0.4 miles
Still House Falls
Coordinates: 35.085548, -82.956244
Height: 40'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Fork Creek
Elevation: 3,400'
Hike Length: 0.4 miles
Stone Mountain Falls
Coordinates: 36.38098,-81.03507
Height: 160'
County: Wilkes
Landowner: Stone Mountain State Park
Stream: Big Sandy Creek
Elevation: 1,760'
Hike Length: 1.7 miles
Sugar Creek Falls, Lower
Coordinates: 35.309850, -83.036630
Height: 30'
County: Jackson
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Sugar Creek
Elevation: 3,120'
Hike Length: 0.6 mile
Sugar Creek Falls, Upper
Coordinates: 35.309291, -83.034063
Height: 30'
County: Jackson
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Sugar Creek
Elevation: 3,220'
Hike Length: 1.1 mile
Sugar Creek Falls, Upper
Coordinates: 35.309291, -83.034063
Height: 30'
County: Jackson
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Sugar Creek
Elevation: 3,220'
Hike Length: 1.1 mile
Sunburst Falls
Coordinates: 35.33880, -82.90329
Height: 20'
County: Haywood
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: West Fork Pigeon River
Elevation: 4,160'
Hike Length: Roadside
Ted's Falls
Coordinates: 35.078933, -82.911441
Height: 15'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Gorges State Park
Stream: Bearwallow Creek
Elevation: 1,600'
Hike Length: 4.5 miles
Ted's Falls
Coordinates: 35.078933, -82.911441
Height: 15'
County: Transylvania
Landowner: Gorges State Park
Stream: Bearwallow Creek
Elevation: 1,600'
Hike Length: 1.2 mile
Terrace Falls
Coordinates: 35.21134, -83.00514
Height: 20'
County: Jackson
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Tuckasegee River
Elevation: 2,950'
Hike Length: DANGEROUS
The Cascades on Nantahala River
Coordinates: 35.24781, -83.64366
Height: 20'
County: Macon
Landowner: Nantahala National Forest
Stream: Nantahala River
Elevation: 2,440'
Hike Length: Roadside
Tom Branch Falls
Coordinates: 35.46665,-83.42989
Height: 75'
County: Swain
Landowner: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Stream: Tom Branch
Elevation: 1,880'
Hike Length: 0.25 mile
Tom's Creek Falls
Coordinates: 35.77757,-82.06220
Height: 60'
County: McDowell
Landowner: Pisgah National Forest
Stream: Tom's Creek
Elevation: 1,840'
Hike Length: 0.4 mile
John MilesSr
on November 6, 2020What is the waterfall on the cover of the NC waterfalls folder?
John MilesSr
on November 6, 2020r site is AWESOME! I love it! I'm working on mapping all of the coordinates to group the waterfalls so we can plan visiting them accordingly. Thanks so much for this site and great resource for visiting all of these beautiful falls. God bless!
Cheryl Carlson
on April 28, 2009These are beautiful! I love waterfalls and hiking to them.