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Gina Falls

Jackson County, North Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Jackson County, North Carolina
Access status
Partial guide: no trail to the falls, difficult bushwhack from the West Fork Trail
The walk
About 4 miles return
Ground & access
Steep rocky trail, then a difficult pathless bushwhack. Rocks around the falls are very slippery.
Waterfall Hero Hikes: Gina Falls (Pinnacle)

From the Pinnacle Park parking area, hike the West Fork Trail up Fisher Creek, passing Split Rock at about 0.5 miles. The trail steepens. At just under 2 miles, where the trail turns left just before ending at the Pinnacle Trail, go right and bushwhack down; after a small side stream bear left down to Fisher Creek near the base of the cascading falls. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

West Fork Trail in Pinnacle Park, then a bushwhack down to Gina Falls

Waterfall Hero gives 4.0 miles for the whole out-and-back hike.

Steep rocky trail, then a difficult pathless bushwhack. Rocks around the falls are very slippery.

Where to start

Small lot at the end of Fisher Creek Road, 2 miles from Skyline Drive in Sylva; spaces may fill in peak seasons. A free permit is filled out at the trailhead.

Timing & water

Open year round; the tourism authority recommends March through November.

Before you go

Free. A free permit is completed at the trailhead box.

Visitor information
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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Jackson County, North Carolina.

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