Spring Creek Falls
Madison County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Madison County, North Carolina
- Access status
- Roadside pullout; short path to a bluff view
- The walk
- A few yards
- Ground & access
- Short path with poison ivy to a bluff above the creek. Be careful near the edge.
From US 25/70 in Hot Springs, drive 0.8 miles south on NC 209 to a small pullout on the creek side of the road. A short path descends through poison ivy to a bluff with a view of the cascade on Spring Creek. NC Waterfalls marks this page with a danger caution and says to be careful at the bluff.
Plan your visit
NC 209 pullout south of Hot Springs, short path to a bluff view of the cascade
NC Waterfalls gives a hike distance of a few yards from the pullout.
Short path with poison ivy to a bluff above the creek. Be careful near the edge.
Where to start
Small pullout on the creek side of NC 209, 0.8 miles south of US 25/70 in Hot Springs.
Timing & water
No closure is mentioned in the source read.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned in the source read. Pisgah National Forest, Appalachian Ranger District.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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