Western North Carolina Waterfalls

Waterfalls and many cascades are located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Nantahala National Forest, around the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Pisgah National Forest and the Appalachian mountains of Western North Carolina, including the 411 feet Whitewater Falls which is the tallest series of falls east of the Mississippi.

Bryson City Waterfalls include Juney Whank Falls, Toms Branch Falls, Indian Creek Falls and Bird Falls.

Cherokee Waterfalls include Mingo Falls and Chasteen Creek Falls.

Nantahala Falls and Cascades include Camp Branch Falls, White Oak Falls and Queens Falls. Cashiers/Highlands/Saphire Waterfalls include Silver Run Falls, Whitewater Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and Dry Falls.

Land of the Waterfalls
Visit over 250 majestic waterfalls throughout Transylvania County. We're in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains where the air is cool, the waters are pure, and the welcome is warm!

Gorges State Park
The newest addition to North Carolina's state parks is right here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Gorges State Park has over 80 inches of rain a year making it a temperate rain forest. The plunging waterfalls, rugged river gorges, sheer rock walls, and concentration of rare and unique species makes this a wonderful park to visit.

Pearson's Falls
Located between Tryon and Saluda is Pearson's Falls. The Tryon Garden Club has own this 250-acre site for nearly 70 years. Hours are 10am -6pm Wednesday-Sunday. Admission is $2 for adults. 828-749-3031 
 

These waterfalls are beautiful and we hope to eventually visit each set for a picture and for specific directions on how to get to them. It is also our goal to list helpful links to other waterfall websites, many of which has been our inspiration to expand the former waterfall page, so if you have a Western North Carolina waterfall website and would like to be listed on this site please email us at wnc_attractions@hotmail.com with your link information. All we ask in return is a reciprocal link back to Western NC Attractions.