Courthouse Falls
North Carolina · 33-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Today at Courthouse Falls: partly cloudy, 60°F. July averages 5.4" of precipitation here — expect high flow.
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Overnight
60°F
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Friday
78°F
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Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:24 AM · Sunset 8:48 PM · 14h 24m
Snapshot built 11m ago. Sources: NWS GSP.
Courthouse Falls is a waterfall in Transylvania County, North Carolina. It drops roughly 33 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Courthouse Falls sits in Transylvania County, North Carolina. The base sits at roughly 3,490 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 14 minutes from Brevard. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 20 meters of the marked location, though the name isn't recorded. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Courthouse Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Balsam Grove.
When to go (from the climate data, not our opinion)
Monthly averages from Open-Meteo's reanalysis dataset (2020–2024). Highlighted months are when we think the waterfall is at its best — but the numbers are the numbers regardless.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip (in) | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | 29 | 7.1 | 7.4 |
| Feb | 50 | 32 | 6.3 | 2.8 |
| Mar | 56 | 38 | 6.5 | 1 |
| Apr | 61 | 42 | 4.9 | 1 |
| May | 67 | 50 | 5 | 0 |
| Jun | 74 | 57 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Jul | 78 | 62 | 5.4 | 0 |
| Aug | 77 | 61 | 6.4 | 0 |
| Sep | 71 | 55 | 6.9 | 0 |
| Oct | 64 | 46 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Nov | 55 | 38 | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 48 | 32 | 4.5 | 1.8 |
Source: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API · ERA5 reanalysis 2020–2024.
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courthouse Falls (this page) | — | 33 ft | — | — | — |
| Cody Falls | 0 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Lower Chestnut Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Summey Cove Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Chestnut Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Kiesee Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
Side-by-side comparisons
Courthouse Falls compared head-to-head with other documented falls — height, access, fees, dogs, swimmability in one row each.
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Similar height (~33 ft)
- 3 Runs Falls33 ft
- Aunt Sallys Falls33 ft
- Beetree Fork Falls33 ft
- Big Dog Falls33 ft
- Cornelius Falls33 ft
Questions visitors ask about Courthouse Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How tall is Courthouse Falls?
Courthouse Falls is 33 feet (10 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Courthouse Falls from a major city?
Courthouse Falls is 9 miles from Brevard (about 14 minutes' drive).
More waterfalls in North Carolina
Where it is
35.2716, -82.8941
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courthouse_Falls
Wikidata (Q38075)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38075
GeoNames (4462092)
https://www.geonames.org/4462092/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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