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Sunburst Falls

Haywood County, North Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Haywood County, North Carolina
Access status
Roadside view from an NC 215 pullout in Pisgah National Forest
The walk
Roadside view; a few yards from the pullout
Ground & access
Roadside view at the bridge. The scramble paths to the pool and upper drops are steep and slippery.
NC Waterfalls: Sunburst Falls

Sunburst Falls is a long cascading waterfall on the West Fork Pigeon River in Pisgah National Forest that flows beneath a high arch bridge on NC 215. Park in the small pullout just past the bridge and walk a few yards to the rock wall for the best view. A scramble path across from the pullout descends to the pool, and the right bank (facing downstream) offers views of the upper drops.

Plan your visit

NC 215 pullout to the high bridge view of Sunburst Falls

NC Waterfalls says to view from the car or walk a few yards to the bridge.

Roadside view at the bridge. The scramble paths to the pool and upper drops are steep and slippery.

Where to start

Small pullout on the left just beyond the bridge, 4.3 miles north of the Blue Ridge Parkway at Beech Gap on NC 215, or 13.6 miles south of US 276.

Timing & water

The NPS road status page listed the Parkway at Beech Gap (NC 215) as open. Current NC 215 status was not checked.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned in the reviewed sources.

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More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Haywood County, North Carolina.

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