Fairfield Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Trays Island Creek in Jackson County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 14.5 miles southeast of Cullowhee and roughly 41.5 miles northwest of Greenville as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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. Trays Island Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 79 recorded waterfalls in Jackson County. Twin Falls, a 100-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Maidenhair Falls, a tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Frolictown Creek Falls, a 15-foot block waterfall, is about 1.9 miles away.
Fairfield Falls is located at 35.1346° N, 83.0422° 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 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.