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Waterfalls & hot springs in North Carolina

544 natural water features, ranked by our score. Top of the list: Hickorynut Falls.

The 10 best waterfalls in North Carolina →Waterfalls (442)Hot springs (1)Cascades (60)Cold & mineral springs (41)
Hickorynut Falls
9.4/ 10
No. 0001 · NORTH CAROLINA

Hickorynut Falls

A horsetail on Fall Creek.

Waterfall351 ftDrop everything
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9.2/ 10
No. 0002 · NORTH CAROLINA

Great Falls

A 4-tier tiered on Toxaway Creek.

Waterfall140 ftDrop everything
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9.2/ 10
No. 0003 · NORTH CAROLINA

Onion Falls

A slide on West Fork Tuckasegee River.

Waterfall240 ftDrop everything
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9.2/ 10
No. 0004 · NORTH CAROLINA

Worlds Edge Falls

A 2-tier tiered on Pool Creek.

Waterfall220 ftDrop everything
Glassmine Falls
9/ 10
No. 0005 · NORTH CAROLINA

Glassmine Falls

A horsetail on Glassmine Branch.

Waterfall200 ftDrop everything
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8.9/ 10
No. 0006 · NORTH CAROLINA

Bridal Veil Falls

A 2-tier tiered on Little River.

Waterfall100 ftDrop everything
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8.8/ 10
No. 0007 · NORTH CAROLINA

High Falls

A slide on Toms Branch.

Waterfall280 ftDrop everything
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8.7/ 10
No. 0008 · NORTH CAROLINA

Upper Bearwallow Falls

A 2-tier tiered on Duplicate - Delete - 2333.

Waterfall90 ftDrop everything
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8.5/ 10
No. 0009 · NORTH CAROLINA

Big Falls

A tiered on Thompson River.

Waterfall125 ftDrop everything
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8.5/ 10
No. 0010 · NORTH CAROLINA

Rainbow Falls

A fan on Horsepasture River.

Waterfall128 ftDrop everything
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8.5/ 10
No. 0011 · NORTH CAROLINA

Sols Creek Falls

A horsetail on Sols Creek.

Waterfall125 ftDrop everything
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8.5/ 10
No. 0012 · NORTH CAROLINA

Toxaway Falls

A tiered on Toxaway River.

Waterfall123 ftDrop everything
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8.5/ 10
No. 0013 · NORTH CAROLINA

Woodfin Cascades

A horsetail on Woodfin Creek.

Waterfall200 ftDrop everything
Minnehaha Falls
8.4/ 10
No. 0014 · NORTH CAROLINA

Minnehaha Falls

A slide on Little River.

Waterfall110 ftWorth the drive
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8.3/ 10
No. 0015 · NORTH CAROLINA

Bead and Lace Falls

A slide on Bold Branch.

Waterfall100 ftWorth the drive
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8.3/ 10
No. 0016 · NORTH CAROLINA

Indian Ford Falls

A 4-tier tiered on Rock Creek.

Waterfall91 ftWorth the drive
Big Bear Falls
8.2/ 10
No. 0017 · NORTH CAROLINA

Big Bear Falls

A horsetail on Mingo Creek.

Waterfall150 ftWorth the drive
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8.2/ 10
No. 0018 · NORTH CAROLINA

High Falls

A 2-tier tiered on Catheys Creek.

Waterfall55 ftWorth the drive
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8.2/ 10
No. 0019 · NORTH CAROLINA

Slatten Falls

A tiered on Slatten Branch.

Waterfall160 ftWorth the drive
High Shoals Falls
8.1/ 10
No. 0020 · NORTH CAROLINA

High Shoals Falls

A 2-tier tiered on Jacob Fork South Fork Catawba River.

Waterfall50 ftWorth the drive
Looking Glass Falls
8.1/ 10
No. 0021 · NORTH CAROLINA

Looking Glass Falls

A plunge on Looking Glass Creek.

Waterfall89 ftWorth the drive
Brushy Hollow Falls
8/ 10
No. 0022 · NORTH CAROLINA

Brushy Hollow Falls

A tiered on Horsepasture River.

Waterfall80 ftWorth the drive
Flat Creek Falls
8/ 10
No. 0023 · NORTH CAROLINA

Flat Creek Falls

A tiered on Flat Creek.

Waterfall75 ftWorth the drive
Linville Falls
8/ 10
No. 0024 · NORTH CAROLINA

Linville Falls

A 3-tier tiered on Linville River.

Waterfall45 ftWorth the drive
Triple Falls
8/ 10
No. 0025 · NORTH CAROLINA

Triple Falls

A 3-tier tiered on Little River.

Waterfall45 ftWorth the drive
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8/ 10
No. 0026 · NORTH CAROLINA

Upper Sam Branch Falls

A tiered on Sam Branch.

Waterfall80 ftWorth the drive
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7.9/ 10
No. 0027 · NORTH CAROLINA

Glen Falls

A tiered on East Fork Overflow Creek.

Waterfall70 ftWorth the drive
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7.9/ 10
No. 0028 · NORTH CAROLINA

North Harper Creek Falls

A 2-tier tiered on North Harper Creek.

Waterfall40 ftWorth the drive
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7.9/ 10
No. 0029 · NORTH CAROLINA

Twin Falls

A segmented on Thompson River.

Waterfall120 ftWorth the drive
Dry Falls
7.8/ 10
No. 0030 · NORTH CAROLINA

Dry Falls

A plunge on Cullasaja River.

Waterfall65 ftWorth the drive
Upper Sols Creek Falls
7.8/ 10
No. 0031 · NORTH CAROLINA

Upper Sols Creek Falls

A 2-tier tiered on Sols Creek.

Waterfall60 ftWorth the drive
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7.8/ 10
No. 0032 · NORTH CAROLINA

Luner Falls

A cascade on Toxaway Creek.

Cascade65 ftWorth the drive
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7.8/ 10
No. 0033 · NORTH CAROLINA

Silvervale Falls

A cascade on Greenfield Branch.

Cascade100 ftWorth the drive
Grassy Falls
7.7/ 10
No. 0034 · NORTH CAROLINA

Grassy Falls

A slide on Grassy Creek.

Waterfall60 ftWorth the drive
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7.7/ 10
No. 0035 · NORTH CAROLINA

Bearcamp Falls

A slide on Bearcamp Creek.

Waterfall60 ftWorth the drive
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7.7/ 10
No. 0036 · NORTH CAROLINA

Old Mill Falls

A tiered on Indian Creek.

Waterfall60 ftWorth the drive
Log Hollow Falls
7.6/ 10
No. 0037 · NORTH CAROLINA

Log Hollow Falls

A 2-tier tiered on Log Hollow Branch.

Waterfall30 ftWorth the drive
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7.6/ 10
No. 0038 · NORTH CAROLINA

High Falls

A slide on Thompson River.

Waterfall55 ftWorth the drive
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7.6/ 10
No. 0039 · NORTH CAROLINA

McKinney Falls

A horsetail on Mill Creek.

Waterfall85 ftWorth the drive
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7.6/ 10
No. 0040 · NORTH CAROLINA

Tumblin' Fun Falls

A 12-tier tiered on Gumbottom Creek.

Waterfall50 ftWorth the drive
Elk Falls
7.5/ 10
No. 0041 · NORTH CAROLINA

Elk Falls

A plunge on Elk River.

Waterfall50 ftWorth the drive
Rainbow Falls
7.5/ 10
No. 0042 · NORTH CAROLINA

Rainbow Falls

A tiered.

Waterfall80 ftWorth the drive
Shoal Creek Falls
7.5/ 10
No. 0043 · NORTH CAROLINA

Shoal Creek Falls

A 3-tier tiered on Shoal Creek.

Waterfall45 ftWorth the drive
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7.5/ 10
No. 0044 · NORTH CAROLINA

Big Bradley Falls

A fan on Cove Creek.

Waterfall80 ftWorth the drive
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7.5/ 10
No. 0045 · NORTH CAROLINA

Carter Falls

A slide on Elkin Creek.

Waterfall50 ftWorth the drive
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7.5/ 10
No. 0046 · NORTH CAROLINA

Maple Spring Branch Falls

A cascade on Maple Spring Branch.

Cascade80 ftWorth the drive
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7.5/ 10
No. 0047 · NORTH CAROLINA

Middle Middle Creek Falls

A tiered on Middle Creek.

Waterfall75 ftWorth the drive
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7.5/ 10
No. 0048 · NORTH CAROLINA

Rhapsodie Falls

A 2-tier tiered on unnamed watercourse.

Waterfall70 ftWorth the drive
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7.5/ 10
No. 0049 · NORTH CAROLINA

Upper Creek Falls

A slide on Upper Creek.

Waterfall50 ftWorth the drive
Crabtree Falls
7.4/ 10
No. 0050 · NORTH CAROLINA

Crabtree Falls

A fan on Big Crabtree Creek.

Waterfall70 ftWorth the drive
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7.4/ 10
No. 0051 · NORTH CAROLINA

Moses Creek Falls

A tiered on Moses Creek.

Waterfall45 ftWorth the drive
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7.4/ 10
No. 0052 · NORTH CAROLINA

Puncheon Camp Creek Falls

A slide on Puncheon Camp Creek.

Waterfall70 ftWorth the drive
Upper Falls
7.3/ 10
No. 0053 · NORTH CAROLINA

Upper Falls

A tiered on Yellowstone Prong East Fork Pigeon River.

Waterfall40 ftWorth the drive
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7.3/ 10
No. 0054 · NORTH CAROLINA

First Falls

A block on Toxaway Creek.

Waterfall40 ftWorth the drive
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7.3/ 10
No. 0055 · NORTH CAROLINA

Fodder Stack Falls

A horsetail on tributary of Wildcat Branch of Basin Creek.

Waterfall100 ftWorth the drive
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7.3/ 10
No. 0056 · NORTH CAROLINA

Juney Whank Falls

A 2-tier tiered on Juney Whank Branch.

Waterfall35 ftWorth the drive
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7.3/ 10
No. 0057 · NORTH CAROLINA

Little Deep Ford Falls

A horsetail on Little Deep Ford Creek.

Waterfall100 ftWorth the drive
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7.3/ 10
No. 0058 · NORTH CAROLINA

Mount Hardy Falls

A horsetail on unnamed watercourse.

Waterfall100 ftWorth the drive
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7.3/ 10
No. 0059 · NORTH CAROLINA

Rufus Morgan Falls

A horsetail on Left Prong Rough Fork.

Waterfall65 ftWorth the drive
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7.3/ 10
No. 0060 · NORTH CAROLINA

Wilderness Falls

A slide on tributary of Frolictown Creek.

Waterfall65 ftWorth the drive
Wardens Falls
7.2/ 10
No. 0061 · NORTH CAROLINA

Wardens Falls

A slide on Tuckasegee River.

Waterfall35 ftWorth the drive
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7.2/ 10
No. 0062 · NORTH CAROLINA

Bust Your Butt Falls

A slide on Horsepasture River.

Waterfall35 ftWorth the drive
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7.2/ 10
No. 0063 · NORTH CAROLINA

Laurel Falls

A tiered on Laurel Creek.

Waterfall60 ftWorth the drive
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7.2/ 10
No. 0064 · NORTH CAROLINA

Little Creek Falls

A horsetail on Little Creek.

Waterfall60 ftWorth the drive
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7.2/ 10
No. 0065 · NORTH CAROLINA

Lower Little Lost Cove Creek Falls

A slide on Little Lost Cove Creek.

Waterfall60 ftWorth the drive
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7.2/ 10
No. 0066 · NORTH CAROLINA

Middle Upper Thompson Falls

A cascade on Thompson River.

Cascade35 ftWorth the drive
Right Fork Falls
7.1/ 10
No. 0067 · NORTH CAROLINA

Right Fork Falls

A tiered on Right Fork.

Waterfall55 ftWorth the drive
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7.1/ 10
No. 0068 · NORTH CAROLINA

Maidenhair Falls

A 2-tier tiered on Hogsed Creek.

Waterfall30 ftWorth the drive
Jawbone Falls
7/ 10
No. 0069 · NORTH CAROLINA

Jawbone Falls

A slide on Tuckasegee River.

Waterfall30 ftWorth the drive
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7/ 10
No. 0070 · NORTH CAROLINA

Bard Falls

A horsetail on North Harper Creek.

Waterfall30 ftWorth the drive
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7/ 10
No. 0071 · NORTH CAROLINA

Big Deep Ford Falls

A horsetail on Big Deep Ford Creek.

Waterfall75 ftWorth the drive
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7/ 10
No. 0072 · NORTH CAROLINA

Cove Creek Falls

A cascade on Cove Creek.

Cascade50 ftWorth the drive
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7/ 10
No. 0073 · NORTH CAROLINA

Dills Cove Falls

A tiered.

Waterfall80 ftWorth the drive
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7/ 10
No. 0074 · NORTH CAROLINA

Joe Creek Falls

A tiered on Joe Creek.

Waterfall50 ftWorth the drive
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7/ 10
No. 0075 · NORTH CAROLINA

Rosman Falls

A horsetail on Shoal Creek.

Waterfall50 ftWorth the drive
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7/ 10
No. 0076 · NORTH CAROLINA

Taylor Creek Falls

A tiered on Taylor Creek.

Waterfall30 ftWorth the drive
Douglas Falls
6.9/ 10
No. 0077 · NORTH CAROLINA

Douglas Falls

A horsetail on Carter Creek.

Waterfall70 ftWorth a detour
Mooney Falls
6.9/ 10
No. 0078 · NORTH CAROLINA

Mooney Falls

A 2-tier tiered on Hemp Patch Branch aka Mooney Creek.

Waterfall15 ftWorth a detour
Roaring Fork Falls
6.9/ 10
No. 0079 · NORTH CAROLINA

Roaring Fork Falls

A cascade on Roaring Fork.

Cascade45 ftWorth a detour
Walker Falls
6.9/ 10
No. 0080 · NORTH CAROLINA

Walker Falls

A cascade on Walker Branch.

Cascade45 ftWorth a detour
Whiteoak Creek Falls
6.9/ 10
No. 0081 · NORTH CAROLINA

Whiteoak Creek Falls

A 2-tier tiered on Whiteoak Creek.

Waterfall25 ftWorth a detour
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6.9/ 10
No. 0082 · NORTH CAROLINA

Bearwallow Creek Falls

A slide on Bearwallow Creek.

Waterfall45 ftWorth a detour
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6.9/ 10
No. 0083 · NORTH CAROLINA

Burgan Creek Falls

A horsetail on Burgan Creek.

Waterfall45 ftWorth a detour
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6.9/ 10
No. 0084 · NORTH CAROLINA

Bust Your Butt Falls

A 2-tier tiered on Cullasaja River.

Waterfall15 ftWorth a detour
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6.9/ 10
No. 0085 · NORTH CAROLINA

Grace Falls

A 2-tier tiered on Glady Fork.

Waterfall25 ftWorth a detour
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6.9/ 10
No. 0086 · NORTH CAROLINA

Gunter Fork Falls

A 3-tier tiered on Gunter Fork.

Waterfall25 ftWorth a detour
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6.9/ 10
No. 0087 · NORTH CAROLINA

Hensley Branch Tributary Falls

A 2-tier tiered on tributary of Hensley Branch.

Waterfall25 ftWorth a detour
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6.9/ 10
No. 0088 · NORTH CAROLINA

Phillips Falls

A cascade on Phillips Creek.

Cascade45 ftWorth a detour
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6.9/ 10
No. 0089 · NORTH CAROLINA

Raven Rock Falls

A 2-tier tiered on Toxaway River.

Waterfall25 ftWorth a detour
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6.9/ 10
No. 0090 · NORTH CAROLINA

Wateroak Falls

A horsetail on Wateroak Creek.

Waterfall45 ftWorth a detour
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