818 named waterfalls in our dataset
Waterfalls in North Carolina
North Carolina has 818 named waterfalls in our dataset, cross-referenced between OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS. Coverage of access, photography, and conditions varies — we mark every page with what we've verified and what's still source-only.
Map of waterfalls in North Carolina
Top 500 most-searched waterfalls plotted by latitude and longitude (the full 818 are in the table below). Click any pin for the data sheet.
All 818 waterfalls
Showing 60 of 818
Looking Glass Falls
60 ft · photo
Sliding Rock
no height · photo
Looking Glass Falls
60 ft · photo
Looking Glass Falls
60 ft · photo
Bridal Veil Falls
60 ft · Nantahala National Forest · photo
Courthouse Falls
33 ft · photo
Crabtree Falls
66 ft · photo
Hickory Nut Falls
no height · Chimney Rock State Park · photo
Linville Falls
no height · Pisgah National Forest · photo
Slick Rock Falls
no height · photo
Cedar Rock Falls
no height · photo
Moore Cove Falls
49 ft · photo
Walker Falls
no height · Pisgah National Forest · photo
Catawba Falls
no height · Pisgah National Forest · photo
Douglas Falls
no height · Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area · photo
Glassmine Falls
no height · photo
Log Hollow Falls
no height · Pisgah National Forest · photo
Second Falls
66 ft · Pisgah National Forest · photo
Roaring Fork Falls
no height · Pisgah National Forest · photo
Big Bradley Falls
75 ft · Green River Game Lands
Hidden Falls
no height · Hanging Rock State Park
High Falls
no height · Dupont State Recreational Forest · photo
Hooker Falls
12 ft · DuPont State Recreational Forest · photo
Lower Cascades
no height · Hanging Rock State Park · photo
Torys Falls
no height · Hanging Rock State Park
Triple Falls
no height · Dupont State Recreational Forest · photo
Window Falls
no height · Hanging Rock State Park
Grassy Creek Falls
no height · Dupont State Recreational Forest
Lower Falls
no height · Stone Mountain State Park
McGalliard Falls
no height · photo
Middle Falls
no height · Stone Mountain State Park
Mingo Falls
120 ft · photo
Rainbow Falls
128 ft · Nantahala National Forest
Rider Falls
no height
Silver Run Falls
26 ft · Nantahala National Forest · photo
Tom Branch Falls
49 ft · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Toxaway Falls
150 ft · photo
Upper Casscades
no height · Hanging Rock State Park · photo
Upper Whitewater Falls
410 ft · photo
Widows Falls
no height · Stone Mountain State Park
Windy Falls
197 ft · Nantahala National Forest · photo
Big Falls
197 ft · Nantahala National Forest
Boulderfield Falls
164 ft · Shining Rock Wilderness
Dismal Falls
131 ft · Pisgah National Forest
Goliath Falls
118 ft
Shunkawauken Falls
148 ft
Sky Falls
148 ft · Gorges State Park
Wildcat Falls
197 ft · Middle Prong Wilderness
Wintergreen Falls
164 ft · Gorges State Park
Bead and Lace Falls
no height
Bemis Camp Falls
no height
Berties Falls
no height
Betsy Falls
no height
Betsy's Rock Falls
no height
Big Falls
no height
Big Falls
no height · Pisgah National Forest
Blue Sea Falls
no height
Bridal Veil Falls
no height · Dupont State Recreational Forest
Burningtown Falls
no height
Camp Minnehaha Falls
no height