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Sugar Creek Falls

Jackson County, North Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Jackson County, North Carolina
Access status
National forest old road; creek crossing
The walk
About 0.5 miles each way
Ground & access
Moderate. Old road, a crossing of Sugar Creek that may need a wade, and slippery rocks at the falls.
Waterfall Hero: Sugar Creek Waterfalls (Caney Fork) directions

From Cullowhee, go south on NC 107 about 2.5 miles and turn left on Caney Fork Road. Drive 8.7 miles and turn right on Sugar Creek Road. The pavement ends at 0.6 miles and it becomes a very narrow gravel road. At 0.8 miles from Caney Fork Road, park just before a bridge over Sugar Creek. Walk the road over the bridge and upstream along Sugar Creek. At about 0.3 miles, cross Sugar Creek. At 0.5 miles, where the road makes a sharp left, go straight on a path to Sugar Creek Falls. Dryland Laurel Branch falls into Sugar Creek at the base, with its own small waterfall just upstream. Upper Sugar Creek Falls is a short but harder walk further on.

Plan your visit

Sugar Creek Road bridge off Caney Fork Road, old road upstream with a creek crossing, path to Sugar Creek Falls

Waterfall Hero puts Sugar Creek Falls 0.5 miles from the trailhead. Its 1.4 mile hike length includes an upper falls.

Moderate. Old road, a crossing of Sugar Creek that may need a wade, and slippery rocks at the falls.

Where to start

Just before the bridge over Sugar Creek, 0.8 miles up Sugar Creek Road from Caney Fork Road. Published trailhead coordinates: 35.31244, -83.04455.

Timing & water

The crossing of Sugar Creek may be a wade in high water.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned in the source read. Waterfall Hero places the falls in Nantahala National Forest, Nantahala Ranger District.

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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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