Dill Falls
Jackson County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Jackson County, North Carolina
- Access status
- Short old-road walk from a seasonal forest road; three firsthand sources agree
- The walk
- About 0.4 miles return
- Ground & access
- Old forest road descending to the creek; rocks near the falls are slippery.
From the end of FS 4663B, two old roads leave on the right. Take the lower one that descends and looks like a trail (the one climbing sharply right goes to Upper Dill Falls). Paths bypass the holes dug to stop vehicles. In less than a quarter mile the old road reaches Tanasee Creek just below the falls, with a view up to the nearly 100-foot drop and slide. Work a little upstream on the rocks for a closer view. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
End of Forest Road 4663B to the base of Dill Falls on Tanasee Creek
NCWaterfalls.com lists less than 0.2 miles one way; Waterfall Hero gives 0.4 miles for the whole hike.
Old forest road descending to the creek; rocks near the falls are slippery.
Where to start
End of FS 4663B. From Beech Gap on the Parkway drive 2.65 miles south on NC 215 and turn right onto gravel FS 4663 (easy to miss; it looks like a driveway), continue 1.9 miles, bear left onto FS 4663B and follow it 0.55 miles to its end. From US 64 near Rosman the FS 4663 turn is 14.4 miles north on NC 215.
Timing & water
FS 4663 has a gate 0.6 miles in that is typically closed from December 15 to March 15; when closed, the walk from the gate adds about 2 miles each way.
Before you go
National forest; no fee is stated by the sources.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Upper Dill FallsShort steep path from the end of a seasonal forest roadJackson County, NC0.0 miN
- Herrin Knob FallsNational forest; short road walk then off-trail bushwhackJackson County, NC0.9 miN
- Yellow Patch FallsPartial guide: the last part is an off-trail descent near cliffsJackson County, NC1.2 miNW
- Wolf Mountain FallsPartial: forest road, then a steep off-trail descentJackson County, NC1.3 miNW
- Upper Wolf Mountain FallsJackson County, NC1.4 miNW
- Gage Creek FallsShort old-road walk documented by one firsthand source with GPSJackson County, NC1.9 miW
- Balsam FallsPublished route on national forest land; unofficial final pathJackson County, NC1.9 miSW
- Lower Balsam FallsUnofficial path with a creek crossing; difficultJackson County, NC1.9 miSW
- Cathey Gap FallsJackson County, NC1.9 miS