Hazel Creek Cascades
Swain County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Swain County, North Carolina
- Ground elevation
- About 3,916 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- Hazel Creek
- Land
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Nearby mapped access
- No nearby parking or trailhead recorded
A nearby mapped parking area or trailhead may not connect to this waterfall. Confirm the route and public access before travelling.
Hazel Creek Cascades is mapped in Swain County, North Carolina, 10.9 miles northwest of Bryson City. 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 Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The listed manager is National Park Service. The land record lists public access. Check the manager’s current visitor information for permitted routes and closures.
Nearby named trails
- Hazel Creek Trail
These paths are mapped within 250 metres (about 820 feet) of the waterfall. A connection to a viewpoint has not been verified.
Water & terrain
Hazel 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
No nearby trailhead or parking area is recorded. Check the land manager’s visitor information for a permitted route.
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.
- Yanu Branch CascadeSwain County, NC1.3 miSE
- Jonas Creek FallsSwain County, NC2.3 miSE
- Steeltrap Creek FallsSwain County, NC3.9 miE
- Rock Slab FallsNational park trails; strenuous 6-mile return; parking tag requiredSwain County, NC4.2 miE
- Indian Flats FallsNational park trail route documented; short side path at the endSevier County, TN4.3 miNW
- War Branch CascadeSevier County, TN4.8 miNE
- Fish Camp CascadesSevier County, TN5.0 miNE
- Bear Creek FallsPartial guide: the final 0.2-mile descent has no trailSwain County, NC5.1 miS
- Upper Bear Creek FallsPartial: long park trail, then a steep off-trail descent to the fallsSwain County, NC5.1 miS