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North Shoal Creek Falls

Cherokee County, North Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Cherokee County, North Carolina
Access status
Partial: no trail for the first part; short steep bushwhack on national forest land
The walk
About 0.4 miles (Waterfall Hero hike length)
Ground & access
No trail on public land for the first part. Steep open slope down to the lake, then a creekside path. The rocks at the falls are very slippery.
Waterfall Hero: North Shoal Creek Falls (Apalachia)

From the pull-off on Prospect Road, bushwhack down toward Lake Apalachia while staying on national forest land. The slope is open but steep. At lake level, turn right and follow a path up North Shoal Creek, past cascades, to the base of the 30-foot falls. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Prospect Road pull-off on national forest land, short bushwhack down to Lake Apalachia, then a creekside path up North Shoal Creek to the falls

Waterfall Hero lists the hike length as 0.4 miles. It does not say if this is one way or return. Most of the approach is off trail.

No trail on public land for the first part. Steep open slope down to the lake, then a creekside path. The rocks at the falls are very slippery.

Where to start

Pull-off on gravel Prospect Road about 0.6 miles from Morrow Road, just after the road enters national forest land. Waterfall Hero gives trailhead coordinates 35.17658, -84.23215. Route from Murphy: US 64 west, NC 294, Hiwassee Dam Road across Hiwassee Dam, then Morrow Road.

Timing & water

No closure is stated by the sources. Waterfall Hero says the falls look best in high water.

Before you go

Tusquitee Ranger District, Nantahala National Forest. No fee is stated by the sources.

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

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Waterfall location

Cherokee County, North Carolina.

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