Double Drop Falls
Transylvania County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Transylvania County, North Carolina
- Access status
- Partial guide: trail to the area, then an unmarked off-trail descent
- The walk
- About 3.6 miles return (Waterfall Hero hike length); just under 1.6 miles of trail each way plus an off-trail descent
- Ground & access
- Multi-use park trail, then an unmarked off-trail descent to the creek. Difficult rating.
Double Drop Falls is a 15-foot waterfall on Auger Fork Creek in Gorges State Park near Rosman. From the Frozen Creek access, hike the Auger Hole Trail for just under 1.6 miles; the falls are not visible from the trail but can be heard. Leave the trail to the left and descend to the creek at the base. The descent is off-trail bushwhacking and the rocks are very slippery.
Plan your visit
Frozen Creek access of Gorges State Park on the Auger Hole Trail with an off-trail descent to Double Drop Falls
Waterfall Hero lists 3.6 miles round trip: just under 1.6 miles on the Auger Hole Trail, then off trail down to the creek. The off-trail part is not measured.
Multi-use park trail, then an unmarked off-trail descent to the creek. Difficult rating.
Where to start
Gorges State Park Frozen Creek Access, Frozen Creek Road, Brevard (park GPS 35.1086, -82.8837): from Brevard take US 64 west about 9 miles, left on Frozen Creek Road 3 miles to the lot on the right.
Timing & water
Open year round within park hours. Bears are active; store food in vehicles.
Before you go
Gorges State Park: no day-use fee. Pets on a leash no longer than 6 feet. Park hours vary by month (7 a.m. opening; closing 7 to 10 p.m.); closed Christmas Day.
Visitor informationMore waterfalls nearby
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- Maple Spring Branch FallsPartial guide: faint unofficial descent and scramble from the trailTransylvania County, NC0.4 miS
- Chub Line FallsPartial: state park trail then an unmarked very steep descentTransylvania County, NC1.0 miSW
- Step Around FallsTransylvania County, NC1.1 miS
- Frozen Creek ShoalsTransylvania County, NC1.2 miE
- Lower Bearwallow FallsPartial guide: no trail for the final descent; park position on access unclearTransylvania County, NC1.4 miS
- Eel Line FallsTransylvania County, NC1.4 miS
- Bear Canyon FallsState park trail then a very steep off-trail bushwhackTransylvania County, NC1.5 miSW