Loobie Falls
Polk County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Polk County, North Carolina
- Ground elevation
- About 1,697 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- Stair Step Creek
- Land
- Green River Game Land
- Nearby mapped access
- Mapped trailhead (route unconfirmed)
A nearby mapped parking area or trailhead may not connect to this waterfall. Confirm the route and public access before travelling.
Loobie Falls is mapped in Polk County, North Carolina, 4.9 miles southeast of Dana. 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 Green River Game Land. The land record lists public access. Check the manager’s current visitor information for permitted routes and closures.
Nearby named trails
- Stair Step Falls 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
Stair Step 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
The closest mapped trailhead is 1.1 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.
- Stairstep FallsGame land trails with a creek crossing and steep scramblePolk County, NC0.2 miN
- Emily FallsGame land trail; short easy walkPolk County, NC0.7 miN
- Fishtop FallsPartial: short game land path; access road status after Helene unconfirmedPolk County, NC0.8 miSW
- Pulliam Creek FallsPartial guide: the last stretch up Pulliam Creek and current game land access are not confirmedPolk County, NC1.4 miW
- Sunshine FallsGame land trail and extremely steep roped path to the riverPolk County, NC1.4 miW
- Big Bradley FallsWritten approval required; trail organization reports Helene closure75 ft (23 m) · Polk County, NC1.6 miE
- Little Bradley FallsPolk Trails marks the trail open; creek crossings required.49 ft (15 m) · Polk County, NC1.9 miSE
- Milton Bradley FallsPartial: access road closed after Helene; route documented before the stormPolk County, NC2.4 miE
- Lower Hungry River FallsPartial guide: post-Helene route goes down a landslide; conditions last checked late 2024Henderson County, NC2.5 miNW