Green Mountain Falls

Watauga County, North Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Watauga County, North Carolina
Access status: Roadside viewpoint documented by two accounts
The walk: Roadside view; under 0.1 mile
Ground & access: Highway shoulder. Rocks are very slippery and the bank below the road is steep.

Kevin Adams, NC Waterfalls: Green Mountain Falls

Green Mountain Falls drops in two sections, one above US 221 and one below, split by the road since 1892. Both sections are visible from the roadside. Kevin Adams says seeing the lower section from its base needs a somewhat difficult climb down the bank; Waterfall Hero believes the lower drop is on private land and does not scramble down.

Plan your visit

US 221 roadside view of Green Mountain Falls

Waterfall Hero lists under 0.1 miles; the falls is seen from the road. A difficult scramble down the bank to the lower section is a separate option that Adams describes.

Highway shoulder. Rocks are very slippery and the bank below the road is steep.

Where to start

Pull-off beside US 221, 7.3 miles north of the Blue Ridge Parkway junction near Grandfather Mountain and 1.8 miles south of Holloway Mountain Road, or the Asutsi Trailhead parking a couple hundred feet north on US 221. Park fully off the roadway. Adams gives parking GPS 36.114116, -81.778436.

Timing & water

Open year round. Best after rain; winter icicles are a feature.

Before you go

No fee. Adams believes the falls is on Blue Ridge Parkway land.

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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Watauga County, North Carolina.

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