Cradle Falls
Transylvania County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Transylvania County, North Carolina
- Ground elevation
- About 3,876 ft above sea level
- Land
- Pisgah 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.
Cradle Falls is mapped in Transylvania County, North Carolina, 10.2 miles north of Brevard. 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 Pisgah 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.
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 0.5 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.
Little Barnett Branch Trail FallsPartial: maintained trail; the sources do not name this upper fallsTransylvania County, NC0.4 miE
Barnett Branch Trail FallsShort national forest trail walk to fallsTransylvania County, NC0.5 miSE- Pigeon Branch FallsPartial guide: off-trail route; the waterfall position is not publishedTransylvania County, NC1.0 miS
- Bullpen Cove FallsHaywood County, NC1.8 miW
- Poundingmill Branch FallsForest road and unofficial path in Pisgah National ForestTransylvania County, NC1.9 miS
- No-Name Cove FallsSide path and faint path; scramble to the upper baseTransylvania County, NC2.2 miS
- Upper Thompson Ridge FallsTransylvania County, NC2.2 miNE
- Lower Thompson Ridge FallsTransylvania County, NC2.3 miNE
- Bradley Creek FallsPartial guide: the last stretch is off trail with no marked path, and road access to the trailhead may be closedTransylvania County, NC2.8 miNE