Sassafras Knob Falls
Transylvania County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Transylvania County, North Carolina
- Ground elevation
- About 4,239 ft above sea level
- Land
- Pisgah National Forest
- Nearby mapped access
- No nearby parking or trailhead recorded
A nearby mapped parking area or trailhead may not connect to this waterfall. Confirm the route and public access before travelling.
Sassafras Knob Falls is mapped in Transylvania County, North Carolina, 7.8 miles northwest of Brevard. This entry shows its location and nearby mapped places; a visitor route has not been confirmed.
About this location
Land & access
The land ownership record at this location lists Pisgah National Forest. The listed manager is U.S. Forest Service. The land record lists public access. Check the manager’s current visitor information for permitted routes and closures.
Sources for these details
Nearby streams and paths: OpenStreetMap. Land names: USGS PAD-US ownership records, with planning boundaries used only where ownership has no usable name. Ground elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program.
Map records do not verify a walking route or current access conditions.
Before you make the trip
No nearby trailhead or parking area is recorded. Check the land manager’s visitor information for a permitted route.
Trail length, parking rules and current conditions have not been confirmed for this entry.
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Laurel Fork FallsPartial: no trail for the last half mile; difficult bushwhack52 ft (16 m) · Transylvania County, NC0.3 miS
- Gemini FallsPartial guide: unofficial path then a difficult trail-less climb; experienced off-trail hikers onlyTransylvania County, NC0.3 miE
- Lower Laurel Fork FallsUnofficial creekside path with a rock ledge; short scramble to the creekTransylvania County, NC0.6 miE
- Shuck Ridge Creek FallsLong Forest Service trail hike with a steep scramble to the baseTransylvania County, NC0.9 miN
- Upper Kiesee FallsPartial guide: the access road is closed and the path may have changed since loggingTransylvania County, NC1.3 miW
- Kiesee FallsPartial guide: access road closed for storm damage; bushwhack with an exposed rock faceTransylvania County, NC1.3 miW
- Chestnut FallsPartial guide: FR 140 closed for storm damage; long road walk and faint pathTransylvania County, NC1.6 miW
- Lower Chestnut FallsPartial guide: access road closed for storm damage; bushwhack and creek walkTransylvania County, NC1.6 miW
- Upper Toms Spring FallsNational forest loop on a forest road and trailTransylvania County, NC1.7 miNE