Fall Creek Falls
Mitchell County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Mitchell County, North Carolina
- Ground elevation
- About 3,999 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- Fall Creek
- Within this boundary
- Pisgah National Forest
- Nearby mapped access
- No nearby parking or trailhead recorded
A nearby mapped parking area or trailhead may not connect to this waterfall. Confirm the route and public access before travelling.
Fall Creek Falls is mapped in Mitchell County, North Carolina, 5.6 miles northeast of Bakersville. This entry shows its location and nearby mapped places; a visitor route has not been confirmed.
About this location
Land & access
The waterfall is mapped inside the boundary of Pisgah National Forest. This boundary can include private land. Public access at the waterfall has not been confirmed.
Water & terrain
Fall Creek 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
No nearby trailhead or parking area is recorded. Check the land manager’s visitor information for a permitted route.
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.
- Red Fork FallsPartial guide: unofficial path and a dangerous scramble to the base; land manager not confirmedUnicoi County, TN10 miNW
- Jones FallsPartial guide: the link from the forest road to the Appalachian Trail is an unofficial pathCarter County, TN11 miNE
Elk River FallsSource-reviewed route and parking49 ft (15 m) · Avery County, NC11 miNE
Splash Dam FallsPartial guide: unmarked side path and unofficial connector; scramble to the baseCarter County, TN11 miNE- Mountaineer FallsCarter County, TN12 miNE
- Dennis Cove WaterfallNational forest trail route documented; three wading fordsCarter County, TN12 miN
- Coon Den FallsGuide: steep forest trail; park at the gravel area past the trailheadCarter County, TN12 miN
- Twisting FallsPartial guide: unofficial steep path; land ownership not statedCarter County, TN13 miNE
- Duggers Creek FallsShort Park Service trail from the Linville Falls lot; Helene trail closures in the area notedBurke County, NC13 miSE