Dry Falls
Located in the Cashiers-Highlands Plateau, this waterfall is accessible by a short walk. Visitors can walk behind the falls, and not even get wet (unless you want to1).
Located in the Cashiers-Highlands Plateau, this waterfall is accessible by a short walk. Visitors can walk behind the falls, and not even get wet (unless you want to1).
Located just south of Cashiers, visitors will find the trail head to Silver Run Falls. (If you are coming from Cashiers and get to the recycling center, you passed it.) This trail is short and almost completely flat. Just at the falls, however, there is a tricky area with rocks and roots. If you aren’t…
Located in Pisgah National Forest, off the Blue Ridge Parkway, you will not actually find any naked swimmers at Skinny Dip Falls. Roundtrip, the hike is just under a mile. The trail isn’t well-marked. The “dragon tree” — a tree bent with a horizontal section across (you’ll know it when you see it!) — is…
In Cherokee North Carolina, just outside Great Smoky Mountain National Park, a tall staircase takes you to Mingo Falls. And I mean, this staircase is TALL. You may want to skip this site if you aren’t in good physical condition. But if you can make it, this spectacular waterfall is well worth it for its…
These two waterfalls are close enough that visitors can easily see both in the same day. In addition to the falls, there is the nearby Stumphouse Tunnel, a former railroad tunnel. Yellow Branch Falls A one-way trail of about 1.5 miles, with little elevation change, will take visitors to Triple Falls outside of Walhalla in…
HIgh Falls can be part of a 3-waterfall hike or accessible from a nearby parking lot. A covered bridge spans the top.
Western North Carolina is mountain country. The area features countless waterfalls. The waterfall above is Triple Falls located in DuPont State Forest. Transylvania County Known as “The Land of Waterfalls”, many of the waterfalls in North Carolina are clustered here either in DuPont State Forest or Pisgah National Forest. Hooker Falls Located in DuPont State…