Upper Melrose Falls
Polk County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Polk County, North Carolina
- Ground elevation
- About 1,630 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- Big Fall Creek
- Nearby mapped access
- Unnamed parking area
A nearby mapped parking area or trailhead may not connect to this waterfall. Confirm the route and public access before travelling.
Upper Melrose Falls is mapped in Polk County, North Carolina, 3.5 miles west of Tryon. This entry shows its location and nearby mapped places; a visitor route has not been confirmed.
About this location
Land & access
No named land ownership record was found at this location. This does not establish whether the land is public or private.
Water & terrain
Big Fall Creek is mapped within 60 metres (about 200 feet) of the waterfall. Proximity alone does not confirm which stream feeds the falls.
Ground elevation is the land’s height above sea level, not the waterfall’s drop.
Sources for these details
Nearby streams and paths: OpenStreetMap. Land names: USGS PAD-US ownership records, with planning boundaries used only where ownership has no usable name. Ground elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program.
Map records do not verify a walking route or current access conditions.
Before you make the trip
The closest mapped parking is 0.5 mi away in a straight line. This is not a walking distance.
Trail length, parking rules and current conditions have not been confirmed for this entry.
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Big Fall Creek FallsPolk County, NC0.0 miS
- Melrose FallsPartial guide: open trail, but road access affected by the US 176 closurePolk County, NC0.2 miN
- Hemlock ShoalsPolk County, NC0.3 miN
Pearson's FallsAdvance reservation required89 ft (27 m) · Polk County, NC2.0 miW- Little Bradley FallsPolk Trails marks the trail open; creek crossings required.49 ft (15 m) · Polk County, NC2.6 miN
- Blue Wall FallsPartial guide: preserve trail to a waterfall view; exact match to this listing not confirmedGreenville County, SC3.0 miSE
- Pacolet FallsHenderson County, NC3.2 miW
- Leland FallsHenderson County, NC3.2 miW
- Big Bradley FallsWritten approval required; trail organization reports Helene closure75 ft (23 m) · Polk County, NC3.5 miN