Upper Middle Creek Falls

Macon County, North Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Macon County, North Carolina
Access status: Short path from a small highway pull-off to an overlook
The walk: About 0.1 miles return
Ground & access: Short steep path to a rock viewpoint. You can scramble to creek level, but the top of the falls cannot be seen from there. Rocks are very slippery.

Waterfall Hero: Upper Middle Creek Falls (Scaly Mountain)

Upper Middle Creek Falls is a 40-foot waterfall on Middle Creek in Nantahala National Forest near Scaly Mountain. Follow the path from the pull-off down and under power lines to a split after a couple hundred feet. The left path goes to Middle Creek Falls. Turn right on the path that leads about 100 feet down to a rock above the creek with a view of the upper falls.

Plan your visit

NC 106 shoulder pull-off at the school bus stop sign, short path down to a rock overlook of Upper Middle Creek Falls

Waterfall Hero gives a 0.1-mile hike from the NC 106 pull-off to the overlook rock.

Short steep path to a rock viewpoint. You can scramble to creek level, but the top of the falls cannot be seen from there. Rocks are very slippery.

Where to start

Grassy, narrow pull-off on the right shoulder of NC 106 at a School Bus Stop Ahead sign, 9.3 miles south of the US 64 and NC 106 junction in Highlands. Room for one or two cars.

Timing & water

Pull fully off the highway.

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

Macon County, North Carolina.

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