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Fishtop Falls

Polk County, North Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Polk County, North Carolina
Access status
Partial: short game land path; access road status after Helene unconfirmed
The walk
About a quarter mile each way
Ground & access
Moderate, short, with a rough path and a squeeze past a boulder. Rocks are slippery.

From I-26 Exit 59 at Saluda, head east on Holbert Cove Road and in less than 0.1 miles turn left on Green River Cove Road. Drive 2.4 miles to the large Fishtop Access Area on the left. From the kiosk, cross a small stream, and in less than 100 yards take the left fork, which climbs for a couple hundred yards and then drops 50 yards to rejoin the river path. Squeeze between rhododendron and a boulder, descend to the river, and Fishtop Falls is about 100 yards upstream. It is a Class V rapid on the Green River below The Narrows rather than a tall waterfall. This is a partial guide: Kevin Adams noted after Hurricane Helene that Green River Cove Road was closed to everyone except property owners, and the current status is unconfirmed.

Plan your visit

Fishtop Access Area on Green River Cove Road, riverside path upstream to Fishtop Falls

NC Waterfalls gives about a quarter mile one way, rated a moderate Class I bushwhack.

Moderate, short, with a rough path and a squeeze past a boulder. Rocks are slippery.

Where to start

Fishtop Access Area, Green River Game Land, on the left of Green River Cove Road 2.4 miles from Holbert Cove Road. Published trailhead coordinates: 35.264007, -82.324722.

Timing & water

Green River Cove Road was reported closed to everyone except property owners after Hurricane Helene. Check the road status before visiting.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned. Green River Game Land, NC Wildlife Resources Commission.

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Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Polk County, North Carolina.

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