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The Pisgah National Forest was established in 1916, one of the first national forests in the eastern United States. The new preserve included approximately 86,700 acres (35,100 ha) that had been part of the Biltmore Estate, but were sold to the federal government in 1914 by Edith Vanderbilt.
Log Hollow Falls (also known as Falls in Log Hollow, or the Falls on Log Hollow Creek) is a waterfall in the Pisgah National Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina. [1] It's a steep cascade with a couple of sections of free falling water.
Horsepasture River, Pisgah National Forest, Blue Ridge Mountains, Transylvania County, North Carolina Coordinates 35°05′27″N 82°57′57″W / 35.0907°N 82.9659°W / 35.0907; -82
More: 5 best hikes near Asheville in Western NC: Waterfalls, swimming, high elevation. Sliding Rock. A WNC classic, Sliding Rock, located on U.S. 276 in Pisgah National Forest, is famous for ...
Catawba Falls River Trail. The foliage in Pisgah National Forest is famously beautiful in the fall, and Catawba Falls is famously beautiful year-round, with a series of cascades carving their way ...
In 2005 and 2007, the Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina purchased 88 acres (360,000 m 2) of land at the end of Catawba River Road for a trailhead. In 2010, after Congressional approval the property was transferred to the US Forest Service and access to the falls was officially opened to the public. In 2012, a new parking area was built by ...
Recently named on a list of best hikes in the nation, Bridal Veil Falls loop in DuPont State Forest has an elevation gain of only 109 feet and, of course, views of the stunning, 120-foot cascade ...
The falls are open to the public and are accessible on the side of U.S. Highway 276, approximately 5.6 miles north of the intersection of 276, U.S. Highway 64, and NC Highway 280 in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina. The falls are just under 70' tall from top to bottom, with the main falls at 60'.