South Shoal Creek Falls
Cherokee County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Cherokee County, North Carolina
- Ground elevation
- About 1,405 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- South Shoal Creek
- Within this boundary
- Nantahala 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.
South Shoal Creek Falls is mapped in Cherokee County, North Carolina, 11.4 miles west of Murphy. This entry shows its location and nearby mapped places; a visitor route has not been confirmed.
About this location
Land & access
The waterfall is mapped inside the boundary of Nantahala National Forest. This boundary can include private land. Public access at the waterfall has not been confirmed.
Water & terrain
South Shoal Creek is mapped within 60 metres (about 200 feet) of the waterfall. Proximity alone does not confirm which stream feeds the falls.
Ground elevation is the land’s height above sea level, not the waterfall’s drop.
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.
- North Shoal Creek FallsPartial: no trail for the first part; short steep bushwhack on national forest landCherokee County, NC2.6 miN
- Coker Creek Falls (4) 45Partial guide: Forest Service trailhead documented; which drop in the series this listing marks is not confirmedPolk County, TN9.0 miNW
- Conasauga FallsRoute and parking researchedMonroe County, TN13 miNW
- Big Lost Falls164 ft (50 m) · Polk County, TN13 miW
- Tellico FallsNational forest old road; river ford requiredCherokee County, NC13 miNE
Bald River FallsRoadside viewing area and parking documented; USFS reports open.Monroe County, TN13 miN- Baby FallsPartial notes: parking documented; pedestrian approach unverified.Monroe County, TN13 miN
- Mitchell Lick FallsGraham County, NC16 miNE
- Blue Boar FallsGraham County, NC16 miNE