Best dog-friendly waterfall hikes in North Carolina
432 verified hikes from our directory of 818 North Carolina waterfalls.
What we mean by dog friendly
Dog-friendly means the land manager allows leashed dogs on this specific trail. State parks and National Forests usually do; National Park trails almost never. We mark dog_friendly only when we've confirmed the policy applies to the trail, not just the parking lot.
One caveat: Leash rules are enforced. Bring a 6-foot leash, waste bags, and water for the dog. Hot rock and pavement burn paws — check temperature with your hand for 5 seconds before letting them walk on it.
Gear hint: Our dog Brook carries her own water in a fitted pack; we carry her booties for shale and hot pavement. Cold-water tail-tuck on small breeds is real — keep them out of glacial plunge pools.
The 432 picks
Each opens to a full page with trail distance, elevation gain, parking, fee, best months, and live conditions when available.
10,000 Trillium Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
501 Falls
height unverified · Southern Nantahala Wilderness
55MPH Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Aggrandizement Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Aiken Branch Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Amadehy Falls
height unverified · Rendezvous Mountain State Park
Andrews Creek Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Anvil Horn Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Auger Hole Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Aunt Sallys Falls
33 ft · Pisgah National Forest
Avery Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Balsam Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Banded Rock Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Bard Falls
height unverified · Harper Creek Wilderness Study Area
Bear Canyon Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Bear Creek Falls (Cheoah)
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Bear Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Bearpen Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Bearwallow Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Bedrock Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Bennett Cove Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Bent Field Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Bernie's Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Berry Branch Falls
height unverified · Middle Prong Wilderness
Bestos Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Big Bear Falls
height unverified · South Mountains State Park
Big Beartrap Falls
height unverified · Middle Prong Wilderness
Big Bearwallow Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Big Bradley Falls
75 ft · 2.2 mi · 250 ft climb · Green River Game Lands
Big Branch Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Big Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Big Falls
197 ft · Nantahala National Forest
Big Falls of Beechflat Creek
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Big Hole Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Big Laurel Falls
height unverified · Southern Nantahala Wilderness
Big Ledge Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Big Pisgah Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Bird Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Blue Valley Falls
height unverified · Overflow Wilderness Study Area
Bluff Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Bonas Defeat Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Boomer Inn Falls
height unverified · Middle Prong Wilderness
Bottomless Pools
height unverified · Chimney Rock State Park
Boulderfield Falls
164 ft · Shining Rock Wilderness
Boushell Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Boxcar Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Bridal Veil Falls
60 ft · 0 mi · Nantahala National Forest
Brooks Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Bruce Knob Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Brushy Ridge Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Bubbling Spring Branch Cascades
height unverified · Middle Prong Wilderness
Buck Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Buck Creek Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Buckeye Falls
66 ft · Middle Prong Wilderness
Bull Cove Falls
height unverified · Southern Nantahala Wilderness
Bullhead Creek Cascades
height unverified · Stone Mountain State Park
Bullhead Creek Falls
height unverified · Stone Mountain State Park
Bullpen Cove Falls
height unverified · Shining Rock Wilderness
Camp Branch Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Camp Celo Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Cane Creek Falls
height unverified · Ellicott Rock Wilderness
Carlton Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Cascades Falls
height unverified · Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area
Cashiers Sliding Rock
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Catamount Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Catawba Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Cathey Gap Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Cathey's Creek Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Catstairs Falls
height unverified · Overflow Wilderness Study Area
Cavern Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Cedar Rock Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Charley Bridge Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Charley Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Charlie Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Chasm Falls
height unverified · Overflow Wilderness Study Area
Chastine Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Cherry Cove Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Chestnut Cove Branch Falls
height unverified · Harper Creek Wilderness Study Area
Chub Line Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Chute Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Clear Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Cleft Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Confluence Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Coolidge Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Corkscrew Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Coyote Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Cradle Falls
height unverified · Shining Rock Wilderness
Crow Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Cullasaja Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Dana Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Dark Hollow Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Dark Prong Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Davids Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Democrat Canyon Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Destiny Falls
height unverified · Harper Creek Wilderness Study Area
Devil's Canyon Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
DEW Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Diamond Creek Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Diamond Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Dill Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Discovery Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Dismal Falls
131 ft · Pisgah National Forest
Doe Branch Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Doghobble Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Dome Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Double Branch Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Double Drop Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Douglas Falk
height unverified · Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area
Douglas Falls
height unverified · Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area
Dove Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Drift Falls
33 ft · Nantahala National Forest
Dry Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Dryland Laurel Branch Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Duggers Creek Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Eel Line Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Elbow Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Elmo Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Emily's Cascade
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Entrance Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Exit Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Factory Branch Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Fairfield Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Falling Water Branch Falls
height unverified · Mount Mitchell State Park
First Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Fisher Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Flat Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Fowler Creek Falls
height unverified · Ellicott Rock Wilderness
FR89 Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Frolictown Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Frozen Creek Shoals
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Fulfillment Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Gage Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Gina Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Gladie Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Glen Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
GPS Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Grace Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Gragg Prong Falls
33 ft · Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area
Grandmas Kitchen Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Granny Burrell Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Great Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Great Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Greenland Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Halfway Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Harper Creek Falls
height unverified · Harper Creek Wilderness Study Area
Havilah Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Hen Tail Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Herrin Knob Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Hickey Fork Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Hickory Nut Falls
height unverified · Chimney Rock State Park
Hidden Dome Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Hidden Falls
height unverified · Hanging Rock State Park
High Falls
height unverified · Southern Nantahala Wilderness
High Falls
49 ft · Nantahala National Forest
High Shoals Falls
height unverified · South Mountains State Park
Hilliard Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Hornet Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Horseshoe Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Huntfish Falls
height unverified · Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area
Huntfish Sidekick Falls
height unverified · Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area
Incredible Falls
98 ft · Stone Mountain State Park
Indian Branch Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Indian Camp Branch Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Indian Camp Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Indian Creek Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Indian Ford Falls
98 ft · Gorges State Park
Ivestor Ridge Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Jagged Rock Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Jawbone Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Joe Pack Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
John Fisher Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
John Neal Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
John's Jump
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Johnnies Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Julie Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Jumping Fish Falls
height unverified · Raven Rock State Park
Kalakaleskies Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Kuykendall Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Land Bridge Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Lanier Falls
height unverified · Raven Rock State Park
Laughing Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Laurel Blossom Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Laurel Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Lauren Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Lemon Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Lichen Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Linville Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Little Beartrap Falls
height unverified · Middle Prong Wilderness
Little Bird Falls
height unverified · Middle Prong Wilderness
Little Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Little Deep Ford Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Little East Fork Falls
height unverified · Middle Prong Wilderness
Little Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Little Lost Cove Falls
height unverified · Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area
Little River Falls
height unverified · South Mountains State Park
Little Sam Falls
height unverified · Middle Prong Wilderness
Little Wildcat Falls
height unverified · Middle Prong Wilderness
Little Wilson Creek Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Locust Creek Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Log Hollow Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Logging Road Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Lovers Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Lower Abbs Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Lower Bald Knob Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Lower Balsam Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Lower Bearwallow Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Lower Bubbling Spring Branch Falls
height unverified · Middle Prong Wilderness
Lower Buff Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Lower Cascades
height unverified · Hanging Rock State Park
Lower Catawaba Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Lower Cavern Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Lower Dismal Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Lower Falls
height unverified · Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness
Lower Falls
height unverified · Stone Mountain State Park
Lower Greasy Cove Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Lower Indian Creek Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Lower Middle Prong Falls
height unverified · Middle Prong Wilderness
Lower Rhapsodie Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Lower Rockyface Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Lower Sam Branch Falls
height unverified · Shining Rock Wilderness
Lower Satulah Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Lower Scotsman Creek Falls
height unverified · Ellicott Rock Wilderness
Lower Serenity Falls
height unverified · Overflow Wilderness Study Area
Lower Stick Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Lower Wildcat Falls
39 ft · Middle Prong Wilderness
Luner Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Mac's Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Maidenhair Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Maple Spring Branch Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
McCall Mill Shoals
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Merge Lane Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Middle Cold Creek Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Middle Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Middle Falls
height unverified · Stone Mountain State Park
Middle Gragg Prong Falls
16 ft · Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area
Middle Indian Creek Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Middle Wildcat Falls
height unverified · Middle Prong Wilderness
Mill Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Mill Shoals
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Miller Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Mooney Falls
height unverified · Southern Nantahala Wilderness
Moses Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Mossy Cave Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Mount Hardy Falls
98 ft · Middle Prong Wilderness
Mount Toxaway Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Naiad Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala Cascades
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Nasty Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Nellies Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Nelsons Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
New Falls
height unverified · Southern Nantahala Wilderness
No-Name Cove Falls
height unverified · Shining Rock Wilderness
Noisy Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
North Harper Creek Falls
height unverified · Harper Creek Wilderness Study Area
Packs Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Panthertown Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Paradise Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Paris Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Parker Creek Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Patricia Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Paw Paw Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Phillips Branch Falls
43 ft · Harper Creek Wilderness Study Area
Picklesimer Rock House Falls
height unverified · Overflow Wilderness Study Area
Pigeon Branch Falls
height unverified · Shining Rock Wilderness
Piney Mountain Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Pinky Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Pittypat Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Plaid Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Pleasant Grove Church Falls
height unverified · Ellicott Rock Wilderness
Pool Creek Falls
height unverified · Chimney Rock State Park
Portage Left Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Pothole Falls
height unverified · Ellicott Rock Wilderness
Pothole Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Poundingmill Branch Falls
height unverified · Shining Rock Wilderness
Quarry Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Queens Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Rainbow Falls
height unverified · Chimney Rock State Park
Rainbow Falls
128 ft · Nantahala National Forest
Ranger Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Raven Rock Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Ray Cove Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Red Butt Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Red Rock Falls
height unverified · Middle Prong Wilderness
Reid Branch Falls
20 ft · Nantahala National Forest
Revels Prong Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Rhapsodie Falls
66 ft · Pisgah National Forest
Rich Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Riding Ford Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Roaring Fork Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Roaring Spout Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Robinson Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Rock Creek Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Rocky Knob Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Rooster Tail Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Rough Butt Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Rudis Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Sam Branch Falls
66 ft · Shining Rock Wilderness
Satulah Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Scandin Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Schoolhouse Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Scotsman Creek Falls
height unverified · Ellicott Rock Wilderness
Second Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Second Falls
66 ft · Pisgah National Forest
Secret Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Sequoah Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Serenity Falls
height unverified · Overflow Wilderness Study Area
Serpentine Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Sheephead Falls
height unverified · Middle Prong Wilderness
Shoal Creek Falls
height unverified · South Mountains State Park
Shower Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Shuck Ridge Creek Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Sidepocket Falls
49 ft · Gorges State Park
Silver Ribbon Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Silver Run Falls
26 ft · Nantahala National Forest
Silver Slip Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Simon Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Sitton Creek Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Skidder Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Skinny Dip Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Skitty Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Sky Falls
148 ft · Gorges State Park
Slatten Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Slick Stick Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Slickens Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Slippery Witch Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Sols Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
South Harper Creek Falls
height unverified · Harper Creek Wilderness Study Area
Spice Cove Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Split Falls
height unverified · Middle Prong Wilderness
Split Rock Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Stair Step Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Stairway Falls
39 ft · Gorges State Park
Standing Stone Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Standing Up Rock Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Step Around Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Stick Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Stillhouse Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Stone Mountain Falls
height unverified · Stone Mountain State Park
Sugar Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Sunburst Falls
height unverified · Shining Rock Wilderness
Sutton Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Tanasee Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Tanawha Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Taper Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Teds Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Tellico Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
The Cascades
height unverified · Chimney Rock State Park
The Cascades on Nantahala
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
The Shoals
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Thomas Falls
height unverified · Southern Nantahala Wilderness
Thorps Creek Falls
height unverified · Harper Creek Wilderness Study Area
Tiger Rock Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Tise falls
height unverified · Hanging Rock State Park
Torys Falls
height unverified · Hanging Rock State Park
Townhouse Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Toxaway Falls
150 ft · 0 mi
Toxaway Shoals
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Tributary Three Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Tuckasegee River Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Tumblin' Fun Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Turtleback Falls
13 ft · Nantahala National Forest
Twin Boulder Falls
66 ft · Pisgah National Forest
Twin Falls
16 ft · Gorges State Park
Twin Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Twin Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Twin Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Unmentionable Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Upper Abbs Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Upper Bald Knob Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Upper Bearwallow Falls
98 ft · Gorges State Park
Upper Bubbling Spring Branch Falls
height unverified · Middle Prong Wilderness
Upper Buckeye Falls
height unverified · Middle Prong Wilderness
Upper Buff Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Upper Casscades
height unverified · Hanging Rock State Park
Upper Catawba Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Upper Courthouse Falls
height unverified · Middle Prong Wilderness
Upper Creek Falls
98 ft · Pisgah National Forest
Upper Crow Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Upper Dark Prong Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Upper Dill Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Upper Falls
49 ft · Pisgah National Forest
Upper Gragg Prong Falls
height unverified · Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area
Upper Greasy Cove Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Upper High Shoals Falls
height unverified · South Mountains State Park
Upper Indian Creek Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Upper Linville Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Upper Little Lost Cove Falls
height unverified · Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area
Upper Log Hollow Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Upper Logging Road Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Upper Maple Spring Branch Falls
height unverified · Gorges State Park
Upper Middle Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Upper Middle Prong Falls
height unverified · Middle Prong Wilderness
Upper Mill Shoals
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Upper Pool Creek Falls
height unverified · Chimney Rock State Park
Upper Rockyface Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Upper Scotsman Creek Falls
height unverified · Ellicott Rock Wilderness
Upper Shoal Creek Falls
height unverified · South Mountains State Park
Upper Silver Run Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Upper Sols Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Upper South Harper Creek Falls
height unverified · Harper Creek Wilderness Study Area
Upper Sugar Creek Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Upper Toms Spring Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Upper Whiteoak Creek Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Upper Widows Creek Falls
height unverified · Stone Mountain State Park
Upper Wintergreen Falls
66 ft · Gorges State Park
Upper Wolf Mountain Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Verde Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Waddle Branch Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Walker Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Walkingstick Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Warden Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Wash Hollow Falls
49 ft · Shining Rock Wilderness
Waterfalls of Flat Laurel Creek
height unverified · Shining Rock Wilderness
Wesser Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Wheelchair Accessable Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
White Owl Falls
13 ft · Nantahala National Forest
Whiteoak Creek Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Whiteoak Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Widows Falls
height unverified · Stone Mountain State Park
Wildcat Falls
height unverified · Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness
Wildcat Falls
197 ft · Middle Prong Wilderness
Wilderness Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Will Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Window Falls
height unverified · Hanging Rock State Park
Windy Falls
197 ft · Nantahala National Forest
Winston Falls
height unverified · Pisgah National Forest
Wintergreen Falls
164 ft · Gorges State Park
Wolf Creek Falls
height unverified · Chimney Rock State Park
Wolf Mountain Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Yellow Patch Falls
height unverified · Nantahala National Forest
Yellowstone Falls
98 ft · Pisgah National Forest
Before you go: 5 things we always check
- The official land manager's page for road and trail closures (linked on every individual waterfall page).
- The weather forecast for the area AND upstream — flash floods come from rain miles away.
- Recent ranger or hiker reports for slippery rock conditions.
- Whether the trail crosses a creek without a bridge — water levels change daily in snowmelt season.
- Cell coverage at the trailhead. Download offline maps in advance.
See our full safety disclaimer for the dangers we've flagged on individual waterfalls. Several have fatalities on record.