List of waterfalls of North Carolina

Looking Glass Falls is one of the most popular and easily accessible waterfalls in North Carolina

The waterfalls of North Carolina, U.S.A., are a prominent feature of the geography of the Piedmont and mountain regions of the state, as well as a major focus of tourism and outdoor recreation. Many of these falls are located in state parks, national forests, wildlife management areas, and other public lands, as well as private property. Many are accessible via established hiking trails, and some developed areas include boardwalks, observation platforms, picnic areas, and other amenities. Some of the highest and most voluminous waterfalls in the eastern United States are located in North Carolina.

Many of the waterfalls in the state are located in Transylvania County, which is called "The Land of Waterfalls". This is due to the orographic lift that results in the area having one of the highest average rainfalls in the United States (90 inches per year).^[1]

Falls by county

This list is incomplete. Please feel free to add waterfalls to this list and to create articles about the waterfalls.

Visitors should always follow rules of safe waterfall hiking when visiting waterfalls.

Buncombe County

Although parts of Buncombe County receive less average rainfall than any other location in the Southeastern US, Buncombe County still has several waterfalls.

Burke County

Clay County

Bull Cove Falls

Macon County

Madison County

Waterfall on West Prong Hickey Fork

McDowell County

Toms Creek Falls
Catawba Falls
Hickory Branch Trail Falls

Polk County

Pearson's Falls

Rutherford County

Stokes County

Home to the isolated Sauratown Mountains.

Swain County

Mingo Falls

Transylvania County

This area receives more average annual rainfall than any other place in the Eastern United States - over 90 inches a year.

Bridal Veil Falls (DuPont State Forest)
Corbin Creek Falls
Drift Falls
High Falls (DuPont State Forest)
Hooker Falls
Log Hollow Falls
Looking Glass Falls
Moore Cove Falls
Rainbow Falls (Horsepasture River)
Silver Run Falls
Slick Rock Falls
Sliding Rock
Triple Falls (DuPont State Forest)
Turtleback Falls
Upper Whitewater Falls, part of Whitewater Falls which extends into South Carolina, which together drop over 1000' in elevation before hitting the plunge basin.

Wilkes County

Yancey County

References

↑ NC State Climate Office

External links and resources

NCWaterfalls.com
Waterfalls in Western North Carolina
Adams, Kevin. North Carolina Waterfalls: A Hiking and Photography Guide. Blair Publishing, 2005.

State of North Carolina

Raleigh (capital)

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