Waterfalls in Jackson County, North Carolina
79 waterfalls in Jackson County, North Carolina, near Asheville. The tallest is Mount Toxaway Falls at 425 ft. All waterfalls in North Carolina.
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Jackson County, North Carolina
335 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 215 ft · 2 drops
- On Whitewater River
- 19 mi from Walhalla
Location verified
Jackson County, North Carolina
135 fttotal height
- 2 drops
- On Little Mill Creek
- 6 mi from Cullowhee
Jackson County, North Carolina
50 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 30 ft · 2 drops
- On Silver Run Creek
- 18 mi from Cullowhee
Jackson County, North Carolina
35 fttotal height
- On Soco Creek and tributary
- 4 mi from Maggie Valley
Jackson County, North Carolina
10 fttotal height
- On Chattooga River
- 16 mi from Cullowhee
Jackson County, North Carolina
410 fttotal height
- On Norton Mill Creek
- 15 mi from Franklin
Jackson County, North Carolina
320 fttotal height
- On John Brown Branch
- 4 mi from Cullowhee
Jackson County, North Carolina
270 fttotal height
- On Cranberry Creek
- 5 mi from Maggie Valley
Jackson County, North Carolina
249 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 80 ft
- Under 1 mi from Sylva
Jackson County, North Carolina
240 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 75 ft
- On Flat Creek
- 10 mi from Cullowhee
Location verified
Jackson County, North Carolina
240 fttotal height
- On West Fork Tuckasegee River
- 8 mi from Cullowhee
Location verified
Jackson County, North Carolina
215 fttotal height
- On Rough Branch
- 6 mi from Maggie Valley
Jackson County, North Carolina
200 fttotal height
- On Woodfin Creek
- 5 mi from Maggie Valley
Location verified
Jackson County, North Carolina
138 fttotal height
- 3 drops
- On Laurel Branch
- 9 mi from Cullowhee
Jackson County, North Carolina
125 fttotal height
- 2 drops
- On Trays Island Creek
- 14 mi from Cullowhee
Jackson County, North Carolina
125 fttotal height
- On Sols Creek
- 10 mi from Cullowhee
Location verified
Jackson County, North Carolina
120 fttotal height
- 3 drops
- On West Fork Tuckasegee River
- 8 mi from Cullowhee
Jackson County, North Carolina
115 fttotal height
- On Cold Creek
- 12 mi from Brevard
Jackson County, North Carolina
100 fttotal height
- On Flat Creek
- 10 mi from Cullowhee
Jackson County, North Carolina
100 fttotal height
- 2 drops
- On Long Branch
- 14 mi from Cullowhee
Jackson County, North Carolina
100 fttotal height
- On Little Mill Creek
- 6 mi from Cullowhee
Jackson County, North Carolina
90 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 60 ft · 2 drops
- On Sols Creek
- 10 mi from Cullowhee
Waterfalls in Jackson County on the map
Click a marker for the height, the type and a link to the page; numbers are groups that split as you zoom in.
Tallest waterfalls in Jackson County
- Mount Toxaway Falls425 ft16 mi from Cullowhee
- Norton Mill Creek Falls410 ft15 mi from Franklin
- Whitewater Falls335 ft19 mi from Walhalla
- John Brown Branch Falls320 ft4 mi from Cullowhee
- Cranberry Falls270 ft5 mi from Maggie Valley
- Dills Cove Falls249 ft1 mi from Sylva
- Flat Creek Falls240 ft10 mi from Cullowhee
- Onion Falls240 ft8 mi from Cullowhee
- Rough Branch Falls215 ft6 mi from Maggie Valley
- Woodfin Cascades200 ft5 mi from Maggie Valley
Closest towns to the waterfalls
The waterfalls in Jackson County are closest to Cullowhee (58), Cherokee (5), Brevard (5), Maggie Valley (5), Walhalla (2); the number is how many list that town as the nearest one. Each page gives the exact distance and a directions link.
Types of waterfalls here
tiered (32), slide (10), cascade (8), horsetail (5), block (2), segmented (1).
Other counties in North Carolina
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