Standing Rock Falls
McDowell County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- McDowell County, North Carolina
- Ground elevation
- About 1,874 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- Sally Branch
- 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.
Standing Rock Falls is mapped in McDowell County, North Carolina, 7.5 miles north of Lake Lure. This entry shows its location and nearby mapped places; a visitor route has not been confirmed.
About this location
Land & access
No named land ownership record was found at this location. This does not establish whether the land is public or private.
Water & terrain
Sally Branch 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.
Upper Catawba FallsPartial: loop trail open; the Forest Service lists the upper viewing platform as closedMcDowell County, NC6.7 miNW
Catawba FallsLoop open; upper platform and Wildflower Trail closedMcDowell County, NC6.7 miNW- Lower Catawaba FallsNational forest trail; view from the trail onlyMcDowell County, NC6.8 miNW
- Davids FallsNational forest trail; river crossings on the spurMcDowell County, NC6.8 miNW
- Broad River FallsBuncombe County, NC7.1 miSW
Rainbow FallsDistant view only from Inspiration Point; admission fee; falls not open to the publicRutherford County, NC7.7 miSW- Bottomless PoolsRutherford County, NC8.2 miSW
- Camp Minnehaha FallsBuncombe County, NC8.2 miSW
- Silver FallsRutherford County, NC8.6 miSW