Sols Creek Falls

Jackson County, North Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Jackson County, North Carolina
Access status: Partial guide: falls on private land; legal view only by boat from Bear Creek Lake
The walk: No walk; about 2.5 miles by boat each way
Ground & access: Lake travel by boat; a motor is recommended. Do not land and hike to the base without the landowner's permission.

Sols Creek Falls drops 150 feet into a canyon above Bear Creek Lake. NCWaterfalls says the falls are on private property and that going to the base means trespassing. Part of the upper section can be seen from the lake. From the public boat landing, follow the main lake channel upstream about 2 miles to a small island where Robinson Creek enters on the right; stay with the main channel and the falls appear straight ahead.

Plan your visit

Bear Creek Lake public boat landing on Bear Lake Road, by boat up the main channel to a lake view of Sols Creek Falls

NCWaterfalls gives about 2.5 miles on the lake. The quarter-mile path to the base crosses private land and is not offered here.

Lake travel by boat; a motor is recommended. Do not land and hike to the base without the landowner's permission.

Where to start

Public boat landing for Bear Creek Lake: from NC 107 go south on NC 281 for 4.1 miles (or from US 64 go north 21 miles) and turn onto Bear Lake Road (SR 1137); go 0.6 miles downhill to the landing.

Timing & water

Lake levels and landing access not verified.

Before you go

Current boat landing fees and rules unknown.

Visitor information

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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Jackson County, North Carolina.

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