Quarry Falls
Macon County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Macon County, North Carolina
- Access status
- Source-reviewed route and parking
- The walk
- Short walk; distance not stated
- Ground & access
- Short rocky approach; slippery boulders.
Highlands tourism explicitly identifies Quarry Falls as Bust Your Butt Falls on the Cullasaja River. It describes a short walk from roadside pull-offs; rocks are slippery and currents can be strong.
Plan your visit
Quarry Falls / Bust Your Butt Falls roadside approach
Only the stated source distance is supported; mapped proximity is not a walking distance.
Short rocky approach; slippery boulders.
Where to start
Tourism identifies pull-offs on US 64, approximately 6.5 miles from Highlands. Exact capacity and a marked pedestrian crossing are not stated.
Timing & water
Current access and seasonal conditions require confirmation with the land manager.
Before you go
Unknown: current fees or reservation requirements were not established in the reviewed source.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Short Creek FallsNational forest; short bushwhack up a creekMacon County, NC0.4 miE
- Scandin FallsSteep, dangerous path from a tiny highway pulloutMacon County, NC0.6 miS
- Shut In FallsMacon County, NC0.8 miS
- Cullasaja FallsRoadside viewpoint on a dangerous highway pullout documented by two accounts and the Forest ServiceMacon County, NC1.7 miN
- Crow Creek FallsMacon County, NC1.8 miNW
- Upper Crow Creek FallsMacon County, NC1.8 miNW
Dry FallsResearched visit notesMacon County, NC2.3 miSE- Ranger FallsNational forest trail in a fee recreation areaMacon County, NC2.4 miE
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