Reece Place Falls

Transylvania County, North Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina
Access status: State forest trail and old roads; creek crossing near the falls
The walk: About 2.2 to 2.4 miles return (1.1 to 1.2 miles each way)
Ground & access: Moderate. Narrow path along a small cliff near the falls and a creek crossing that can be tricky in high water. Do not climb the falls.

Reese Place Falls is a 60-foot, two-section waterfall in Headwaters State Forest. From the parking area on East Fork Road, enter the woods at the kiosk, descend about a quarter mile and cross Big Branch, climb to a wider path and turn left (right leads toward private land). Descend to an old logging road, turn left and follow it to its end. A path forks: right to small lower falls, left up beside the creek to the main falls, with a narrow cliffside section and a creek crossing.

Plan your visit

Headwaters State Forest trailhead on East Fork Road (Turkey Mountain access) on trail and old roads to the base of Reese Place Falls

NC Waterfalls gives approximately 1.1 miles; an older NC Waterfalls page gives 1.2 miles one way from the Turkey Mountain access. Same route both ways.

Moderate. Narrow path along a small cliff near the falls and a creek crossing that can be tricky in high water. Do not climb the falls.

Where to start

Gravel parking area on East Fork Road, about 3.6 to 3.7 miles from US 276, on the left on the outside of a sharp curve. Do not use Busted Rock Road, which is private and gated.

Timing & water

Headwaters State Forest is a public game land; wear blaze orange during hunting season. The route description dates from 2020, so conditions may have changed.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned in the reviewed sources.

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

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Waterfall location

Transylvania County, North Carolina.

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