Hooker Falls

Transylvania County, North Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina
Access status: Short graded trail in DuPont State Recreational Forest
The walk: About 0.8 miles return (0.4 miles each way)
Ground & access: Wide, graded trail. Rocks around the falls are very slippery. Do not climb the waterfall.

NC Waterfalls: Hooker Falls, DuPont State Recreational Forest

Hooker Falls, NC
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Photo: Will Thomas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Hooker Falls is a wide 13 to 15 foot waterfall on the Little River in DuPont State Recreational Forest. From the Hooker Falls Access Area, take Hooker Falls Trail from the upper side of the parking lot beside the restroom building. The trail passes Moore-Hooker Cemetery after about a quarter mile and descends to the river near the base of the falls. The old riverside trail is closed. Do not take Triple Falls Trail, which crosses the river on the footbridge.

Plan your visit

Hooker Falls Access Area parking to the base of Hooker Falls on Hooker Falls Trail

NC Waterfalls gives a 0.4-mile hike; Waterfall Hero lists 0.8 miles for the hike. Same trail both ways.

Wide, graded trail. Rocks around the falls are very slippery. Do not climb the waterfall.

Where to start

Hooker Falls Access Area on Staton Road, on the right just before the Little River crossing, with restrooms. DuPont says lots fill early; arrive before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m.

Timing & water

Open daily per DuPont, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Very busy in summer.

Before you go

No entry fee or reservation is mentioned in the reviewed DuPont page. The forest opens at 5 a.m. and closes at 10 p.m.

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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Transylvania County, North Carolina.

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