Upper Hungry River Falls
Henderson County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Henderson County, North Carolina
- Access status
- Roadside view and short path on Green River Game Land
- The walk
- About 100 yards to the pool; the bridge view needs no walk
- Ground & access
- Short easy path. The rocks around the waterfall are very slippery.
The falls is a river-wide cascade below an old dam, visible from the Big Hungry Road bridge. From the pullout, the path closest to the river leads about 100 yards to the pool at the base. A second path leads to the waterfall, where you can walk down a sloping rock to the pool.
Plan your visit
Pull-off on Big Hungry Road at the Hungry River bridge, view from the bridge or a short path to the pool
NCWaterfalls.com gives a hike distance of about 100 yards from the pullout.
Short easy path. The rocks around the waterfall are very slippery.
Where to start
Pullout on the left just before the bridge over Hungry River, or a larger pullout on the right a little before the bridge, about 2.4 miles along Big Hungry Road from Upward Road (I-26 exit 53). Trailhead GPS 35.298661, -82.351009.
Timing & water
No closure is stated by the sources.
Before you go
Green River Game Land. No fee is stated by the sources.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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