Chastine Creek Falls
Jackson County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Jackson County, North Carolina
- Access status
- Partial guide: 2006 roadside account, private land on the lower road, parking unconfirmed
- The walk
- Roadside view from the gravel road; a short walk back down the road from a pull-off. Measured distance unknown.
- Ground & access
- Gravel road shoulder. The bank to the creek is very steep with barbed wire; viewing from the road is the practical option.
This roughly 50-foot section of cascades on Chastine Creek sits beside narrow gravel Chastine Creek Road (SR 1745) off Caney Fork Road, the last left before the Rough Butt Falls parking. The legacy NC Waterfalls account (2006) says the first part of the road is private property, with Nantahala National Forest boundary signs near the waterfall less than half a mile up. The author viewed the cascades from the road and found the bank down to the creek very steep, with barbed wire to cross, and noted trash dumped at the site. More cascades above were not safely reachable.
Plan your visit
Chastine Creek Road (SR 1745) roadside view of the waterfall on Chastine Creek
The legacy NC Waterfalls account parked a bit beyond the falls and walked back down the road; it gives no distance. The 17.6 and 9.2 mile figures are road distances.
Gravel road shoulder. The bank to the creek is very steep with barbed wire; viewing from the road is the practical option.
Where to start
Legacy NC Waterfalls: from Cashiers take NC 107 north 17.6 miles, right on Caney Fork Road; Chastine Creek Road is a left Y turn before the Rough Butt Falls parking at 9.2 miles. The author parked in a little pull-off on the left a bit beyond the falls. Road width is tight and the lower road passes private land; parking permission is not confirmed.
Timing & water
The account was from a wet August day in 2006; flow depends on recent rain. Current road condition and boundary postings are unverified.
Before you go
Nantahala National Forest near the boundary with private land. No fee. Respect private property on the lower road.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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