Blue Valley Falls
Macon County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Macon County, North Carolina
- Ground elevation
- About 3,564 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- Abes Creek
- Land
- Nantahala National Forest
- Nearby mapped access
- Mapped parking area (route unconfirmed)
A nearby mapped parking area or trailhead may not connect to this waterfall. Confirm the route and public access before travelling.
Blue Valley Falls is mapped in Macon County, North Carolina, 12.4 miles southeast of Franklin. This entry shows its location and nearby mapped places; a visitor route has not been confirmed.
About this location
Land & access
The land ownership record at this location lists Nantahala National Forest. The listed manager is U.S. Forest Service. The land record lists public access. Check the manager’s current visitor information for permitted routes and closures.
Water & terrain
Abes Creek is mapped within 60 metres (about 200 feet) of the waterfall. Proximity alone does not confirm which stream feeds the falls.
Ground elevation is the land’s height above sea level, not the waterfall’s drop.
Sources for these details
Nearby streams and paths: OpenStreetMap. Land names: USGS PAD-US ownership records, with planning boundaries used only where ownership has no usable name. Ground elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program.
Map records do not verify a walking route or current access conditions.
Before you make the trip
The closest mapped parking is 0.7 mi away in a straight line. This is not a walking distance.
Trail length, parking rules and current conditions have not been confirmed for this entry.
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Catstairs FallsMacon County, NC0.8 miW
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- Lower Serenity FallsMacon County, NC1.5 miSW
- Serenity FallsMacon County, NC1.5 miSW
- Chasm FallsShort but difficult; creek crossing for the base viewMacon County, NC1.8 miSE
- Brooks Creek FallsRoadside waterfall on a gravel forest roadMacon County, NC2.1 miE
Dry FallsResearched visit notesMacon County, NC2.8 miNE- Kalakaleskies FallsRoadside pullout; short path to the top of the fallsMacon County, NC3.2 miNE