Walkingstick Falls
Macon County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Macon County, North Carolina
- Access status
- Partial guide: roadside view only; private land and no parking spot described
- The walk
- Roadside view; no walk
- Ground & access
- Roadside view from an unpaved road. No trail. Private land beside the road.
Walkingstick Falls is a steep sliding and cascading waterfall on Big Creek beside Walkingstick Road near Highlands. The land is private. NC Waterfalls describes only a roadside view, and says trees block much of it, especially in summer. Drive 0.6 miles on unpaved Walkingstick Road (SR 1608) from Horse Cove Road; the falls are on the right. Look for the best view through the trees from the road. Do not leave the road.
Plan your visit
Roadside view from Walkingstick Road (SR 1608), 0.6 miles from Horse Cove Road
No walk. NC Waterfalls gives a 0.6-mile drive on unpaved Walkingstick Road from Horse Cove Road to the viewpoint.
Roadside view from an unpaved road. No trail. Private land beside the road.
Where to start
No parking area is described. NC Waterfalls gives the roadside viewpoint at 35.034245, -83.160974. Pull off only where the road is wide enough and do not block traffic or driveways.
Timing & water
The view is best when the leaves are off the trees.
Before you go
No fee. The waterfall is on private land; view it only from the road.
Visitor informationMore waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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- Slick Stick FallsPartial guide: no trail; bushwhack and creekwalk onlyMacon County, NC1.1 miS
- Little Creek FallsPartial guide: steep bushwhack finish, parking spot not describedMacon County, NC1.2 miSW
- Cane Creek FallsPartial guide: no trail, steep bushwhack from a gated forest roadMacon County, NC1.3 miE
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