Upper Dill Falls

Jackson County, North Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Jackson County, North Carolina
Access status: Short steep path from the end of a seasonal forest road
The walk: About 0.2 to 0.4 miles return
Ground & access: Old road, then a very steep side path. NCWaterfalls rates the hike difficult. Rocks are slippery.

Upper Dill Falls is a 23-foot waterfall on Tanasee Creek in Nantahala National Forest, a short way upstream of Dill Falls. At the end of FS 4663B, take the old road that cuts sharply right and climbs. Reach the top of the climb in a little over 200 yards, continue about 175 feet, then turn left on a side path that drops steeply less than 200 feet to the base.

Plan your visit

End of FS 4663B off NC 215, ascending old road and side path to the base of Upper Dill Falls

NCWaterfalls gives a 0.2-mile hike distance; Waterfall Hero gives a 0.4-mile hike. Both start at the end of FS 4663B.

Old road, then a very steep side path. NCWaterfalls rates the hike difficult. Rocks are slippery.

Where to start

End of FS 4663B. From NC 215, 2.65 miles south of Beech Gap on the Blue Ridge Parkway, turn onto gravel FS 4663, go 1.9 miles, bear left on FS 4663B and drive 0.55 miles to its end.

Timing & water

NCWaterfalls says FS 4663 has a gate 0.6 miles in that is typically closed from December 15 to March 15.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Jackson County, North Carolina.

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