Turtle Rock Falls

Polk County, North Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Polk County, North Carolina
Access status: Partial guide: informal route from one visitor description; parking not described
The walk: About 1 mile return
Ground & access: Unofficial path along a small stream. Flow is normally low; the described visit was after record rain.

Bushwhack Jack blog: Introducing Turtle Rock Falls (2019)

This is an informal route described by one visitor, not a maintained trail, and the route description dates from 2019. Start from Green River Cove Road and follow the unnamed tributary upstream; the description says there was pretty much a trail the entire way. The main drop is about half a mile from the road, with a small cave on the right bank (facing downstream). Climbing above the falls is hard; the description suggests backtracking before heading farther upstream.

Plan your visit

Green River Cove Road, informal path up an unnamed tributary to Turtle Rock Falls

The route description puts the main drop about half a mile from the road. Same route both ways. Its two-mile total included a second waterfall farther upstream.

Unofficial path along a small stream. Flow is normally low; the described visit was after record rain.

Where to start

The account gives the start on Green River Cove Road at 35.3025, -82.2629. No parking area is described; use only a legal roadside spot that does not block traffic.

Timing & water

Green River Game Land; hunting seasons apply. Low flow except after rain.

Before you go

Current fees and reservation requirements unknown.

Visitor information

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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Polk County, North Carolina.

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