Carrick Creek runs through Table Rock State Park. There is a falls and viewing platform when one first enteres the park. There is also a 2-mile trail that will take hikers past many smaller falls. This moderate hike is suitable for families with small children or people who aren’t in top shape because there’s not much elevation change, and the hike is rated easy.
This falls on the border of North and South Carolina is the largest falls in the Carolinas. Here, the Whitewater River drops 811 feet and spans the border of North and South Carolina. There are actually two falls, Upper and Lower. The Upper Falls is 411 feet, and it is easily accessed from a paved…
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…
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…
HIgh Falls can be part of a 3-waterfall hike or accessible from a nearby parking lot. A covered bridge spans the top.
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…
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…