Linville Falls
North Carolina · height not recorded · Pisgah National Forest · Last verified 2026-05-15
Today at Linville Falls: mostly cloudy, 64°F.
Right now
Overnight
64°F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
79°F
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:10 AM · Sunset 8:44 PM · 14h 34m
Snapshot built 7m ago. Sources: NWS GSP.
Linville Falls is a waterfall in 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.
Linville Falls is a waterfall located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina in the United States. The falls move in several distinct steps, beginning in a twin set of upper falls, moving down a small gorge, and culminating in a high-volume 45-foot (14 m) drop.
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 02138500 · 10.8 mi away
LINVILLE RIVER NEAR NEBO, NC
— Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.
View live discharge data →
30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 90.4 cfs · 46% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linville Falls (this page) | — | — | — | Y | Free |
| Upper Linville Falls | 0 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Duggers Creek Falls | 0 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Brushy Ridge Falls | 1 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Mill Falls | 1 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| English Falls | 3 mi | — | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about Linville Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
Is Linville Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Linville Falls is inside Pisgah National 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.
Can I bring my dog to Linville Falls?
Yes — dogs are allowed (Pisgah National Forest permits leashed dogs in most areas). Inferred from park type; check the official site for trail-specific restrictions. Always leash and pack out waste.
Is there a fee to visit Linville Falls?
No entrance fee. Pisgah National Forest is free to access. Some trailheads may charge a parking fee separately.
How far is Linville Falls from a major city?
Linville Falls is 8 miles from Spruce Pine (about 12 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
35.9497, -81.9269
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Official land manager
https://www.visitnc.com
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linville_Falls
Wikidata (Q37634)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37634
GeoNames (4476051)
https://www.geonames.org/4476051/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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