Laughing Falls is a waterfall on South Prong Turkey Creek in Transylvania County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 50 feet. It lies about 4.6 miles northeast of Brevard and roughly 22.7 miles south of Asheville as the crow flies.
At 50 feet it is taller than the typical North Carolina waterfall of about 50 feet, ranking 136th of 288 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
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 133 recorded waterfalls in Transylvania County. Silver Ribbon Falls, is under a mile away. Sutton Creek Falls, a 40-foot cascade waterfall, is about 2 miles away. Key Falls, a 50-foot cascade waterfall, is about 3.6 miles away.
Laughing Falls is located at 35.2951° N, 82.7019° 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.