Slick Rock Falls
Transylvania County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Transylvania County, North Carolina
- Access status
- Possible road-access closure: confirm FS 475B access and parking before visiting.
- The walk
- Short trailhead approach; current total approach unknown
- Ground & access
- Steps and short woodland trail; rocky waterfall surroundings.
Slick Rock Falls drops from an overhanging cliff near Brevard.
Plan your visit
The older USFS map describes steps from the FS 475B trailhead, about 40 yards of trail, then a short right-side spur to Slick Rock Falls. Current drive-up access needs confirmation.
The older USFS map says 200 feet from the gravel road. A local guide reports an additional one-mile road walk each way because of storm damage; current access is unconfirmed.
Steps and short woodland trail; rocky waterfall surroundings.
Where to start
The older USFS map identifies a small pull-off 1.1 miles along FS 475B. A local guide reports that road closed to vehicles after Helene; do not assume the pull-off is reachable.
Timing & water
Road access is uncertain: local reporting describes a Helene-related vehicle closure that the reviewed USFS recovery summary does not specifically resolve.
Before you go
Fees and booking requirements unknown.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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- Middle Rockhouse Creek FallsPartial guide: 2014 description, no defined parking, steep informal pathTransylvania County, NC0.3 miNW
- Upper Rockhouse Creek FallsTransylvania County, NC0.5 miNW
- Lower Rockhouse Creek FallsRoadside view with a short path; very small pull-offTransylvania County, NC0.5 miSW
- Caney Bottom FallsTrailside view on a Forest Service trail; no safe path to the baseTransylvania County, NC1.0 miW
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- Cove Creek FallsForest Service trails documented by two recent accountsTransylvania County, NC1.1 miW