Little Wildcat Falls
Haywood County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Haywood County, North Carolina
- Access status
- Roadside view; needs high water
- The walk
- Roadside; under 0.1 mile
- Ground & access
- Road shoulder. Watch for traffic when crossing NC 215.
Little Wildcat Falls is a roadside waterfall on a small unnamed tributary of the West Fork Pigeon River near Middle Prong Wilderness. Park at a small pull-off on the right side of NC 215 northbound, about 1.5 miles past the Blue Ridge Parkway; the waterfall is across the road. The stream flows under NC 215. In low water there may be no waterfall to see.
Plan your visit
Small pull-off on NC 215 north of the Blue Ridge Parkway; the falls is across the road
Waterfall Hero lists the hike as under 0.1 miles; the falls is across the road from the pull-off.
Road shoulder. Watch for traffic when crossing NC 215.
Where to start
Small pull-off on the right side of NC 215 northbound, about 18 miles from US 64 and 1.5 miles north of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Timing & water
Best in high water; may be dry in low water. Current road condition not verified.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned in the reviewed source.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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