Betseys Rock Falls is a waterfall on North Prong Lewis Fork in Wilkes County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 240 feet. It lies about 9.5 miles southeast of West Jefferson and roughly 52.7 miles east of Johnson City as the crow flies.
At 240 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of North Carolina’s 288 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 22nd; the typical North Carolina waterfall is about 50 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another.
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.
There are 16 recorded waterfalls in Wilkes County. Cascade Falls, a 240-foot tiered waterfall, is about 3.6 miles away. Fletcher Falls, is about 4.3 miles away. Roten Creek Falls, a 240-foot tiered waterfall, is about 6 miles away.
Betseys Rock Falls is located at 36.2852° N, 81.4081° 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 exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.