Grassy Falls is a waterfall on Grassy Creek in Transylvania County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 60 feet. It lies about 7.6 miles east of Brevard and roughly 26.6 miles northwest of Greenville as the crow flies.
At 60 feet it is taller than the typical North Carolina waterfall of about 50 feet, ranking 114th of 288 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a slide, where the water glides down a smooth, inclined rock surface.
The Blue Ridge is the highest part of the southern Appalachians, a range of forested peaks and coves with oak, hickory, tulip poplar and hemlock and spruce-fir on the summits, in one of the wettest climates in the East. Steep mountain streams drop over granite, gneiss and quartzite ledges, giving the region hundreds of waterfalls. Grassy Creek carries 6 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 70 feet.
There are 133 recorded waterfalls in Transylvania County. Minnehaha Falls, a 110-foot slide waterfall, is under a mile away. Triple Falls, a 100-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Hooker Falls, a 14-foot block waterfall, is under a mile away.
Grassy Falls is located at 35.1958° N, 82.6084° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.