Bird Rock Falls
Transylvania County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Transylvania County, North Carolina
- Access status
- Private land with permitted public access; short riverside path documented by two accounts
- The walk
- About 0.5 mile return
- Ground & access
- Easy to moderate riverside path with a final descent by stairs or a scramble to sloping bedrock at the base. The bedrock above the falls is very slippery when wet.
Kevin Adams and Waterfall Hero describe the same route. From the gravel pull-off beside NC 215, walk the short path toward the small red house and Mill Shoals, then take the obvious path on the left that follows the North Fork French Broad River downstream. The path reaches a rock wall above Pulpit Falls at about 0.1 miles and ends at the base of Bird Rock Falls. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Living Waters pull-off on NC 215 to Bird Rock Falls
Waterfall Hero gives 0.4 miles for the walk; Rich Stevenson calls it an easy hike of about a quarter mile each way. The path passes Mill Shoals and Pulpit Falls on the way.
Easy to moderate riverside path with a final descent by stairs or a scramble to sloping bedrock at the base. The bedrock above the falls is very slippery when wet.
Where to start
Gravel pull-off on the west side of NC 215 against the guard rail just south of the Living Waters ministry buildings, 7.8 road miles north of US 64 and about 9.25 miles south of the Blue Ridge Parkway at Beech Gap. Park completely off the road and do not block any gate.
Timing & water
Open year round according to the visitor accounts. A thin ephemeral fall slides down the rock face only in wet weather.
Before you go
No fee reported. The land is private property of the Living Waters ministry, which allows public access. Dogs on leash.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Pulpit FallsPartial guide: private ministry land; access allowed per a visitor guide, owner policy not confirmedTransylvania County, NC0.1 miN
French Broad FallsPrivate land with permitted public access; short path documented by three accountsTransylvania County, NC0.2 miN
Shoal Creek FallsTransylvania County, NC0.2 miN- Tucker Creek FallsNational forest; steep bank and creek walkTransylvania County, NC1.5 miW
- Lemon FallsRoadside pullout and short steep scrambleTransylvania County, NC1.5 miS
- Bent Field FallsShort path and deep river wade; low water onlyTransylvania County, NC2.1 miS
- Lamance Creek FallsTransylvania County, NC2.1 miSW
- Grace FallsTransylvania County, NC2.3 miNE
- Boxcar FallsEstablished path with a river ford; distant view of a small fallsTransylvania County, NC2.4 miS