Hooker Falls
North Carolina · height not recorded · Dupont State Recreational Forest · Last verified 2026-05-15
Hooker Falls is at 686 cfs of flow today, on the upper end of typical conditions.
Right now
Streamflow
686 cfs
FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT · 47m ago
Overnight
65°F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
86°F
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:15 AM · Sunset 8:45 PM · 14h 30m
Snapshot built 8m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS GSP.
Hooker Falls is a waterfall in Transylvania County, North Carolina. Height has not been officially recorded. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 03443000 · 6.7 mi away
FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE, NC
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30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 864 cfs · 58% of last year — significantly drier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooker Falls (this page) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Triple Falls | 0 mi | — | — | — | — |
| High Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Grassy Creek Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Christmas Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Merry Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about Hooker Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
Is Hooker Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Hooker Falls is inside Dupont State Recreational Forest. We inferred this from OpenStreetMap protected-area polygons; if you find we got the boundary wrong, please report it. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
How far is Hooker Falls from a major city?
Hooker Falls is 7 miles from Caesars Head (about 9 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
35.2018, -82.6234
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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