Bullhead Creek Falls
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Wilkes County, North Carolina
- Access status
- State park trailhead; very short walk
- The walk
- About 100 yards each way
- Ground & access
- Short, easy path. Rocks at the falls are slippery.
Enter Stone Mountain State Park on John P Frank Parkway and drive 3.5 miles on the main park road to the small trailhead on the right, just before the road crosses Bullhead Creek. A gated dirt road leads up along the creek. Within a couple hundred feet, take the obvious path on the left down to the pool and gravel beach at the base of this 12 to 13 foot sliding waterfall. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Bullhead Creek trailhead on the main park road in Stone Mountain State Park, short path to the falls
NC Waterfalls gives a hike distance of about 100 yards. Waterfall Hero gives 0.1 miles. Both are one-way figures from the trailhead parking.
Short, easy path. Rocks at the falls are slippery.
Where to start
Trailhead parking on the right of the main park road, 3.5 miles from the park entrance gate, just before the Bullhead Creek bridge. Published trailhead coordinates: 36.398377, -81.061415.
Timing & water
Park hours vary by month, 7 a.m. to between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Check the park page before visiting.
Before you go
No fee for day use at Stone Mountain State Park. Pets must be on a leash no longer than 6 feet.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Widows FallsState park; short path from a roadside parking areaWilkes County, NC0.4 miW
- Upper Widows Creek FallsPartial guide: state park trail; effect of a posted Mountains-to-Sea Trail closure on the shared section is not statedWilkes County, NC1.3 miW
- Middle FallsPartial guide: part of the park loop trail is closed; check with the park before goingWilkes County, NC1.8 miSE
- Bullhead Creek CascadesWilkes County, NC2.0 miNW
- Stone Mountain FallsWilkes County, NC2.0 miSE
- Lower FallsPartial guide: usual route closed for stair work; alternative total distance not publishedWilkes County, NC2.1 miSE
- Incredible Falls98 ft (30 m) · Wilkes County, NC2.3 miNW
- Carter FallsSigned public trail from a gravel trailhead lotWilkes County, NC12 miSE
- Amadehy FallsState park trail to falls view; base reached by short steep bushwhackWilkes County, NC18 miSW