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Upper Beetree Fork Falls

Transylvania County, North Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Transylvania County, North Carolina
Access status
Short road walk and bank scramble from a national forest pull-off
The walk
About 0.2 miles each way on the road shoulder, plus a short bank scramble
Ground & access
Road shoulder walk on a highway, then a steep bank scramble with no built trail. NCWaterfalls marks this page with a caution warning. Rocks are slippery.
NCWaterfalls.com: Upper Beetree Fork Falls

Upper Beetree Fork Falls is a 12-foot slide and cascade on Beetree Fork beside NC 215 in Pisgah National Forest. There is nowhere to park at the falls. Park at the start of FS 5030, walk 0.2 miles south along NC 215, and climb down the bank to the creek. Beetree Fork Falls is 0.1 miles downstream, also close to the road.

Plan your visit

Roadside parking at the start of FS 5030 on NC 215, road walk south to Upper Beetree Fork Falls and a bank scramble to the creek

NCWaterfalls gives a 0.2-mile road walk from the FS 5030 parking, or 0.4 miles from the pull-off across from FS 140. The scramble down the bank is extra.

Road shoulder walk on a highway, then a steep bank scramble with no built trail. NCWaterfalls marks this page with a caution warning. Rocks are slippery.

Where to start

Pull-off on the right side of NC 215 at the start of FS 5030, about 6 miles south of Beech Gap on the Blue Ridge Parkway. A second option is the area beside NC 215 across from FS 140, 10.4 miles north of US 64.

Timing & water

Watch for traffic while walking the road.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

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

Transylvania County, North Carolina.

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