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Naiad Falls

Macon County, North Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Macon County, North Carolina
Access status
Boat access only; private land at the falls
The walk
No walk; a paddle of a little less than a mile each way
Ground & access
Calm lake paddle by canoe or kayak. Getting in and out of the boat is the only physical challenge.
NC Waterfalls: Naiad Falls, Lake Sequoyah

Naiad Falls is a 30-foot cascade dropping into Lake Sequoyah near Highlands, a few hundred feet from US 64 but hidden from it. NC Waterfalls says the only public access is by boat. From the Lake Sequoyah boating access area, paddle past the Big Creek arm on the left to the Cullasaja River arm and follow it to the end, where you can paddle no farther. The falls and the old mill beside it are on private land; view from the water.

Plan your visit

Paddle from the Lake Sequoyah boating access on US 64 up the Cullasaja River arm to Naiad Falls

NC Waterfalls gives the paddle distance as a little less than a mile. It is a boat trip, not a hike.

Calm lake paddle by canoe or kayak. Getting in and out of the boat is the only physical challenge.

Where to start

Lake Sequoyah boating access area on US 64, 1.8 miles west of the US 64 and NC 106 junction in Highlands. NC Waterfalls gives parking GPS 35.067633, -83.22397.

Timing & water

Current boating-access rules and hours were not verified.

Before you go

NC Waterfalls marks that an admission charge may apply; the amount and who charges it are not stated. You need your own boat.

Visitor information
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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Macon County, North Carolina.

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