Dark Prong Falls
Haywood County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Haywood County, North Carolina
- Ground elevation
- About 4,277 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- Dark Prong
- 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.
Dark Prong Falls is mapped in Haywood County, North Carolina, 8.6 miles northwest 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.
Water & terrain
Dark Prong 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 0.5 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.
- Serpentine FallsHaywood County, NC0.4 miW
- Skinny Dip FallsShort trail from a Blue Ridge Parkway overlook; creek crossing without a bridgeHaywood County, NC0.4 miS
Yellowstone FallsNational forest trails, then a steep scramble path; base not recommended98 ft (30 m) · Haywood County, NC0.5 miSW- Second FallsResearched visit notes66 ft (20 m) · Haywood County, NC0.9 miSW
- Lower Greasy Cove FallsHaywood County, NC1.0 miNW
- GPS FallsHaywood County, NC1.1 miNW
- Upper Logging Road FallsNational forest; forest road then a short off-trail climbTransylvania County, NC1.1 miE
- Ivestor Ridge FallsHaywood County, NC1.3 miNW
- Logging Road FallsEasy walk on a gated forest roadTransylvania County, NC1.3 miE