Sunshine Falls is a stretch of rapids on Green River in Polk County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 4 miles southeast of Dana and roughly 25.3 miles southeast of Asheville as the crow flies.
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. Green River carries 2 recorded rapids, and Sunshine Falls is the tallest of them.
Polk County holds 2 recorded rapids, and several are close by. Fishtop Falls, is about 1.1 miles away. Blythe Shoals, is about 19.3 miles away across the state line in South Carolina. McElhenny Shoal, is about 24.8 miles away across the state line in South Carolina.
Sunshine Falls is located at 35.2782° N, 82.3422° 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 rapid yet.