Gage Creek 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 documented by one firsthand source with GPS
The walk: About 0.8 miles return
Ground & access: Old road with a creek crossing. The author warns the path down from the road is very steep and littered with garbage, and that rocks are very slippery.

Waterfall Hero Hikes: Gage Creek Falls (Nantahala)

From the pull-off before FR 4648 fords Gage Creek, walk up the old road on the right (not FR 4648) and cross Gage Creek in about 0.1 miles. Pick up the old road on the far side and follow it upstream; the small falls is in less than half a mile. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Old road along Gage Creek from the FR 4648 ford to Gage Creek Falls

Waterfall Hero gives 0.8 miles for the whole out-and-back hike.

Old road with a creek crossing. The author warns the path down from the road is very steep and littered with garbage, and that rocks are very slippery.

Where to start

Pull-off before the FR 4648 ford of Gage Creek. From NC 215 just under 14 miles north of US 64, take Charleys Creek Road 5.2 miles, turn right on gravel Harris Cemetery Lane just before the Gage Creek bridge, bear right at the fork onto FR 4648 in a quarter mile and go just under three quarters of a mile. Trailhead GPS 35.28636, -82.97369.

Timing & water

No seasonal closure is stated. The approach road fords the creek; check conditions after rain.

Before you go

National forest; no fee is stated by the source.

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

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Jackson County, North Carolina.

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