High Shoals
Gaston County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Gaston County, North Carolina
- Ground elevation
- About 673 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- South Fork Catawba River
- Nearby mapped access
- Unnamed parking area
A nearby mapped parking area or trailhead may not connect to this waterfall. Confirm the route and public access before travelling.
High Shoals is mapped in Gaston County, North Carolina, 5.7 miles north of Dallas. This entry shows its location and nearby mapped places; a visitor route has not been confirmed.
About this location
Land & access
No named land ownership record was found at this location. This does not establish whether the land is public or private.
Water & terrain
South Fork Catawba River 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 parking is 0.3 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.
- Little Long Creek FallsGaston County, NC4.4 miS
- Long Creek FallsGaston County, NC6.5 miS
- Little River FallsPartial guide: final approach is a steep bushwhack near a dangerous cliff topBurke County, NC28 miNW
- Upper High Shoals FallsBurke County, NC28 miNW
- High Shoals FallsBurke County, NC28 miNW
Big Bear FallsBurke County, NC28 miNW- Beautimos FallsCleveland County, NC30 miNW
- Granite FallsPartial guide: viewing platform exists but public access permission is unconfirmedCaldwell County, NC30 miNW
- Black Mountain FallsRutherford County, NC31 miNW