Linville Falls
North Carolina · height not recorded · Pisgah National Forest · Last verified 2026-05-15
Linville Falls is running at 107 cfs — well above seasonal normal.
Right now
Streamflow
107 cfs
LINVILLE RIVER NEAR NEBO, · 1h ago
Overnight
63°F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
80°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:31 AM · Sunset 8:36 PM · 14h 5m
Snapshot built 9m ago. Sources: USGS · 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 in North Carolina. The falls are inside Pisgah National Forest. The base sits at roughly 3,270 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 12 minutes from Spruce Pine. A trail — Erwin's View Trail — runs within 20 meters of the marked location. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap.
Entry is free. Dogs on leash are welcome on the access trail.
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
Above 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 66.5 cfs · 226% of last year — significantly wetter
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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