Log Hollow Falls
North Carolina · height not recorded · Pisgah National Forest · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Log Hollow Falls is light today (44 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Right now
Streamflow
44.4 cfs
DAVIDSON RIVER NEAR BREVARD, · 21m ago
Overnight
60°F
Patchy Fog
Tuesday
85°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:36 AM · Sunset 8:38 PM · 14h 2m
Snapshot built 9m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS GSP.
Log Hollow 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.
Log Hollow Falls is in North Carolina. The falls are inside Pisgah National Forest. The base sits at roughly 3,273 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 10 minutes from Brevard. A trail — Log Hollow Road — runs within 40 meters of the marked location. 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.
Entry is free. Dogs on leash are welcome on the access trail.
Log Hollow Falls is a waterfall in the Pisgah National Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina. It's a steep cascade with a couple of sections of free falling water. Visitors can drive to within 1/2 miles of the falls, and access them via an old Forest Service logging road, making it an easy destination. Despite this, the falls are not very well known and receives few visitors.
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 03441000 · 6.7 mi away
DAVIDSON RIVER NEAR BREVARD, NC
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30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 70.4 cfs · 75% of last year — similar
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Log Hollow Falls (this page) | — | — | — | Y | Free |
| Upper Log Hollow Falls | 0 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Discovery Falls | 0 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Logging Road Falls | 0 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Upper Logging Road Falls | 0 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Big Bearpen Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about Log Hollow Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
Is Log Hollow Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Log Hollow 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 Log Hollow 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 Log Hollow Falls?
No entrance fee. Pisgah National Forest is free to access. Some trailheads may charge a parking fee separately.
How far is Log Hollow Falls from a major city?
Log Hollow Falls is 7 miles from Brevard (about 10 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
35.3238, -82.8077
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log_Hollow_Falls
Wikidata (Q37822)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37822
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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