Lower Cascades
Stokes County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Stokes County, North Carolina
- Access status
- State park trail with stairs; official trail description
- The walk
- About 0.8 mile return
- Ground & access
- Natural surface with gravel, dirt and rock, then steep wooden and stone stairs down and back up. Not accessible.
From the Lower Cascades parking lot, follow the short path through the forest to the edge of the gorge, then descend the steep wooden and stone stairs to the base of the 35-foot waterfall on Cascade Creek. Climb the same stairs back to the lot.
Plan your visit
Lower Cascades Trail from the Lower Cascades parking lot on Hall Road
NC State Parks lists the Lower Cascades Trail as 0.4 mile one way.
Natural surface with gravel, dirt and rock, then steep wooden and stone stairs down and back up. Not accessible.
Where to start
Lower Cascades parking area, 2143 Hall Road, Westfield. It is outside the main park gate; the trail can be reached only from this lot.
Timing & water
Hanging Rock State Park hiking trails are listed as open. The family campground is closed for construction; that does not affect this trail.
Before you go
No fee for day use.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Window FallsState park trail; no day-use feeStokes County, NC1.1 miSE
- Hidden FallsState park trail; short walk from the visitor centerStokes County, NC1.2 miS
- Tise fallsPartial: off-trail falls; final descent is a steep unofficial pathStokes County, NC1.3 miS
- Upper CasscadesState park trail with a viewing platformStokes County, NC1.3 miS
- Torys FallsShort state park trail; best after heavy rainStokes County, NC2.0 miSW
- Rider FallsPartial guide: roadside view of private land; parking space and permission not confirmedStokes County, NC5.9 miW
- Fall Creek FallsState park trail with official access pageRockingham County, NC18 miNE
- Shacktown FallsLocal park; short pathYadkin County, NC27 miSW
- White FallsPatrick County, VA30 miN