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Roy Taylor Falls

Jackson County, North Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Jackson County, North Carolina
Access status
Partial guide: no maintained trail; final approach is a short bushwhack described by one source
The walk
About 0.8 miles return
Ground & access
Overgrown logging road and an off-trail descent through rhododendron. Steep. Rocks are slippery.
Waterfall Hero: Roy Taylor Falls (Nantahala)

Roy Taylor Falls is a 20-foot waterfall on Sols Creek in Nantahala National Forest. From the gravel parking area, walk about 200 feet up Charleys Creek Road past the bridge and turn sharply left onto an overgrown logging road that follows Sols Creek upstream. After less than half a mile you should hear and see the falls through the trees. Bushwhack a short, steep distance down to the creek.

Plan your visit

Charleys Creek Road parking by the Sols Creek bridge, up an overgrown logging road, then a short bushwhack to Roy Taylor Falls

Waterfall Hero lists 0.8 miles for the hike; the logging road section is less than half a mile.

Overgrown logging road and an off-trail descent through rhododendron. Steep. Rocks are slippery.

Where to start

Gravel parking area on the left of Charleys Creek Road, 1.5 miles from NC 281, just before a bridge over Sols Creek.

Timing & water

Only one reviewed source describes this route. The logging road condition was not confirmed.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned in the reviewed source.

Visitor information
Visit sources

More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Jackson County, North Carolina.

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