Halfway Falls
Jackson County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Jackson County, North Carolina
- Ground elevation
- About 3,971 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- Greenland Creek
- Land
- Nantahala National Forest
- Nearby mapped access
- Mapped trailhead (route unconfirmed)
A nearby mapped parking area or trailhead may not connect to this waterfall. Confirm the route and public access before travelling.
Halfway Falls is mapped in Jackson County, North Carolina, 15.4 miles southeast of Cullowhee. This entry shows its location and nearby mapped places; a visitor route has not been confirmed.
About this location
Land & access
The land ownership record at this location lists Nantahala National Forest. The listed manager is U.S. Forest Service. The land record lists public access. Check the manager’s current visitor information for permitted routes and closures.
Water & terrain
Greenland 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
The closest mapped trailhead is 0.7 mi away in a straight line. This is not a walking distance.
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.
- Carlton FallsForest Service trails then an unofficial path, documented by two accountsJackson County, NC0.2 miSE
- Greenland Creek FallsMarked Panthertown trails from the Cold Mountain Gap accessJackson County, NC0.3 miN
- Mac's FallsNational forest trail; short side pathJackson County, NC0.7 miNW
- Pothole FallsShort backcountry trail from Cold Mountain GapJackson County, NC0.7 miNW
- Raven Rock FallsJackson County, NC1.1 miNE
Schoolhouse FallsNational forest trailsJackson County, NC1.2 miNW- Mount Toxaway FallsJackson County, NC1.3 miSW
- Panthertown Creek FallsPartial guide: the last section is an off-trail bushwhack with no pathJackson County, NC1.5 miW
- John Fisher FallsTransylvania County, NC1.5 miNE