Hidden Falls
Jackson County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Jackson County, North Carolina
- Access status
- Partial guide: boat access only; marina parking and boating distance not published
- The walk
- No walk; viewed from a boat
- Ground & access
- On the water only; no trail. Keep your wake small when entering coves and passing paddlers.
Hidden Falls is one of four waterfalls on Lake Glenville that can be reached only by boat. It is a small waterfall hidden around a curve inside a cove on the lake. Bring your own boat or rent one at Signal Ridge Marina or Lakeshore Marina, then navigate to the published coordinates 35.172896, -83.153930. A guided waterfall cruise is another option.
Plan your visit
By boat on Lake Glenville to the cove at Hidden Falls
The falls can be reached only by water. The reviewed sources give no boating distance from the marinas to the cove.
On the water only; no trail. Keep your wake small when entering coves and passing paddlers.
Where to start
The reviewed sources name Signal Ridge Marina and Lakeshore Marina as rental points but do not describe their parking. No public land approach to the falls is documented.
Timing & water
Current marina hours and seasons were not reviewed. Flow is best after rain.
Before you go
Boat rental or a guided cruise is needed unless you bring your own boat. Rental prices were not reviewed.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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