Verlie Falls
Graham County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Graham County, North Carolina
- Access status
- Roadside waterfall with a pull-off
- The walk
- Roadside view, under 0.1 miles
- Ground & access
- Road shoulder. Rocks around the falls are very slippery.
Verlie Falls is a roadside waterfall on Avey Creek, a tributary of Lake Santeetlah, in Nantahala National Forest. Park at the wide grassy pull-off just after crossing Avey Creek and walk back along the road to see the falls.
Plan your visit
Grassy pull-off on Santeetlah Road just past Avey Creek, walk back along the road to view Verlie Falls
Waterfall Hero gives a hike length of under 0.1 miles; the falls is seen by walking back along the road from the pull-off.
Road shoulder. Rocks around the falls are very slippery.
Where to start
Wide grassy pull-off on the right, 4 miles along Santeetlah Road from NC 143. From Robbinsville take NC 143 Business west, bear left on NC 143 West for 6.9 miles, then turn right on Santeetlah Road and go straight at the four-way stop toward Maple Springs Overlook.
Timing & water
Waterfall Hero says there is not much to see in low water and summer foliage.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
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