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The waterfalls of North Carolina, U.S., are a prominent feature of the geography of the Piedmont and mountain regions of the state, as well as a major focus of tourism and outdoor recreation. Many of these falls are located in state parks , national forests , wildlife management areas, and other public lands, as well as private property.
The only access points to the falls were a trail that went through private property, and an access point off of Interstate 40. Use of either access point was illegal. [1] 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.
Whitewater Falls also has the dubious distinction of being one of the deadliest waterfalls in Western North Carolina, with at least 15 deaths since 1995, according to previous Citizen Times reporting.
There are several falls above the main drop of Hickory Nut Falls. Other falls in the area include: Rainbow Falls (Rutherford County) Camp Minnehaha Falls - a cascade on Grassy Creek that has a winter roadside view. To see the falls, from the Intersection of US 74A and NC 9, go 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north. Parks in the pullout on the left just ...
Outdoor magazine Backpacker had some praise for a classic Western North Carolina hiking destination — and the fall color that surrounds it — on its list of five best crowd-free fall leaf hikes.
Upper Whitewater Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina on the Whitewater River. As with most of North Carolina's waterfalls, it is in the mountainous area of the state. There is a cluster of falls in the area where the borders of Georgia and the Carolinas come together. Whitewater Falls is part of that group, very close to the South Carolina ...
The falls were recently closed to the public until April 16, 2011, when a new, handicapped accessible, county park was unveiled. [2] The parking lot for the falls is found by traveling on U.S. Highway 276, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of the intersection of 276, U.S. Highway 64, and NC Highway 280 in Brevard, North Carolina.
Mitchell Falls is a 25-foot (7.6 m) waterfall located in Yancey County, North Carolina on the slope of Mount Mitchell, the highest mountain in the Appalachian Mountain chain and highest point in the eastern United States.