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Waterfalls in Wilkes County, North Carolina

16 waterfalls in Wilkes County, North Carolina, near Winston-Salem. The tallest is Darnells Creek Falls at 285 ft. All waterfalls in North Carolina.

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State: North Carolina 47

16 waterfalls

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Carter Falls on Elkin Creek, Elkin, N.C.

Carter Falls

Wilkes County, North Carolina
Slide
45 fttotal height
  • On Big Elkin Creek
  • 4 mi from Elkin
Location verified
Moravian Falls

Moravian Falls

Wilkes County, North Carolina
Tiered
45 fttotal height
  • 2 drops
  • On Moravian Creek
  • Under 1 mi from Moravian Falls
Location verified
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Darnells Creek Falls

Wilkes County, North Carolina
Tiered
285 fttotal height
  • On Darnells Creek
  • 9 mi from Jefferson
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Betseys Rock Falls

Wilkes County, North Carolina
Tiered
240 fttotal height
  • On North Prong Lewis Fork
  • 10 mi from West Jefferson
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Cascade Falls

Wilkes County, North Carolina
Tiered
240 fttotal height
  • On Fall Creek
  • 11 mi from West Jefferson
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Lovelace Creek Falls

Wilkes County, North Carolina
Tiered
240 fttotal height
  • On Lovelace Creek
  • 6 mi from Sparta
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Roten Creek Falls

Wilkes County, North Carolina
Tiered
240 fttotal height
  • On Roten Creek
  • 9 mi from Jefferson
Location verified
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Wingler Creek Falls

Wilkes County, North Carolina
Tiered
165 fttotal height
  • On Wingler Creek
  • 8 mi from Mulberry
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Beauty Falls

Wilkes County, North Carolina
Tiered
160 fttotal height
  • 2 drops
  • On Big Sandy Creek
  • 6 mi from Thurmond
Location verified
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Fodder Stack Falls

Wilkes County, North Carolina
Horsetail
100 fttotal height
  • On tributary of Wildcat Branch of Basin Creek
  • 6 mi from Sparta
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Fletcher Falls

Wilkes County, North Carolina
75 fttotal height
  • On Fletcher Creek
  • 10 mi from Millers Creek
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Boone Falls

Wilkes County, North Carolina
Horsetail
60 fttotal height
  • On tributary of Big Warrior Creek
  • 6 mi from Moravian Falls
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Gilreath Falls

Wilkes County, North Carolina
Horsetail
50 fttotal height
  • On Rocky Creek
  • 7 mi from Moravian Falls
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Widows Creek Falls

Wilkes County, North Carolina
Tiered
25 fttotal height
  • On Widows Creek
  • 8 mi from Sparta
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Middle Falls

Wilkes County, North Carolina
Tiered
20 fttotal height
  • 2 drops
  • On Big Sandy Creek
  • 6 mi from Thurmond
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Lower Falls

Wilkes County, North Carolina
Slide
15 fttotal height
  • On Big Sandy Creek
  • 6 mi from Thurmond

Waterfalls in Wilkes County on the map

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Tallest waterfalls in Wilkes County

  1. Darnells Creek Falls285 ft9 mi from Jefferson
  2. Betseys Rock Falls240 ft10 mi from West Jefferson
  3. Cascade Falls240 ft11 mi from West Jefferson
  4. Lovelace Creek Falls240 ft6 mi from Sparta
  5. Roten Creek Falls240 ft9 mi from Jefferson
  6. Wingler Creek Falls165 ft8 mi from Mulberry
  7. Beauty Falls160 ft6 mi from Thurmond
  8. Fodder Stack Falls100 ft6 mi from Sparta
  9. Fletcher Falls75 ft10 mi from Millers Creek
  10. Boone Falls60 ft6 mi from Moravian Falls

Closest towns to the waterfalls

The waterfalls in Wilkes County are closest to Thurmond (3), Moravian Falls (3), Sparta (3), West Jefferson (2), Jefferson (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 (10), horsetail (3), slide (2).

Other counties in North Carolina

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