Stick Falls
Macon County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Macon County, North Carolina
- Access status
- National forest; short bushwhack with a cliff
- The walk
- About 0.1 miles each way
- Ground & access
- Difficult bushwhack with cliffs near the creek. There is no trail.
From Horse Cove Road, drive 1.7 miles on unpaved Walkingstick Road (SR 1608) and park in the small pullout on the right. Walk upstream along the road (toward Horse Cove) a couple hundred feet to a point about halfway between two utility poles. Head into the woods on a compass bearing of 300 degrees. You should reach Big Creek above the falls; follow the creek downstream. Stick Falls is a few yards below Upper Stick Falls. To reach its base, climb back up the bank, swing around, and find a break in the cliff to descend. The 25 foot falls slides and cascades over potholed rock.
Plan your visit
Walkingstick Road (SR 1608) pullout, compass bushwhack to Big Creek above the falls, then around a cliff to the base
NC Waterfalls gives a hike distance of approximately 0.1 miles.
Difficult bushwhack with cliffs near the creek. There is no trail.
Where to start
Small pullout on the right side of Walkingstick Road, 1.7 miles from Horse Cove Road. Published parking coordinates: 35.020342, -83.162999.
Timing & water
Walkingstick Road is unpaved. No closure is mentioned in the source read.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned in the source read. Nantahala National Forest, Nantahala Ranger District.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Lower Stick FallsPartial: short but steep bushwhack near cliffs; no trailMacon County, NC0.1 miS
- Slick Stick FallsPartial guide: no trail; bushwhack and creekwalk onlyMacon County, NC0.2 miSW
- Little Creek FallsPartial guide: steep bushwhack finish, parking spot not describedMacon County, NC0.8 miW
- Walkingstick FallsPartial guide: roadside view only; private land and no parking spot describedMacon County, NC1.0 miN
Secret FallsForest Service trail with steps to the base; road gated in winterMacon County, NC1.2 miS- Lower Satulah FallsDistant roadside view from an overlook; no access closerMacon County, NC1.5 miW
- Cane Creek FallsPartial guide: no trail, steep bushwhack from a gated forest roadMacon County, NC1.8 miNE
- Satulah FallsSafe stopping location unconfirmedMacon County, NC2.0 miW
- Pothole FallsRoadside bridge view; scramble to the baseMacon County, NC2.2 miE