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Waterfalls in Carter County, Tennessee

17 waterfalls in Carter County, Tennessee, near Asheville. The tallest is Jones Falls at 100 ft. All waterfalls in Tennessee.

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State: Tennessee 47

17 waterfalls

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Laurel Falls

Laurel Falls

Carter County, Tennessee
Block
45 fttotal height
  • On Laurel Fork
  • 6 mi from Roan Mountain
Location verified
Elk River Trail October 2022 14 (Splash Dam Falls)

Splash Dam Falls

Carter County, Tennessee
Tiered
8 fttotal height
  • Tallest drop 4 ft · 2 drops
  • On Elk River
  • 6 mi from Roan Mountain
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Jones Falls

Carter County, Tennessee
Tiered
100 fttotal height
  • 2 drops
  • On Jones Branch
  • 5 mi from Roan Mountain
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Big Laurel Branch Falls

Carter County, Tennessee
Horsetail
50 fttotal height
  • On Big Laurel Branch
  • 3 mi from Hunter
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Coon Den Falls

Carter County, Tennessee
Horsetail
50 fttotal height
  • 5 mi from Roan Mountain
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Blue Hole Falls

Carter County, Tennessee
Tiered
45 fttotal height
  • 4 drops
  • On Mill Creek
  • 6 mi from Hunter
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Firescald Branch Falls

Carter County, Tennessee
45 fttotal height
  • On Firescald Branch
  • 4 mi from Roan Mountain
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

North Fork Stony Creek Falls

Carter County, Tennessee
30 fttotal height
  • On North Fork Stony Creek
  • 11 mi from Mountain City
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Sally Cove Creek Falls

Carter County, Tennessee
Tiered
30 fttotal height
  • Tallest drop 20 ft · 2 drops
  • On Sally Cove Creek
  • 7 mi from Roan Mountain
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Twisting Falls

Carter County, Tennessee
Block
30 fttotal height
  • On Elk River
  • 6 mi from Roan Mountain
Location verified
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Watauga Bluffs Falls

Carter County, Tennessee
30 fttotal height
  • 3 mi from Central
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Dennis Cove Falls

Carter County, Tennessee
Tiered
25 fttotal height
  • 2 drops
  • On Laurel Fork
  • 4 mi from Roan Mountain
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Upper Jones Falls

Carter County, Tennessee
Cascade
25 fttotal height
  • On Jones Branch
  • 5 mi from Roan Mountain
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Upper Laurel Falls

Carter County, Tennessee
25 fttotal height
  • On Laurel Fork
  • 3 mi from Roan Mountain
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Mountaineer Falls

Carter County, Tennessee
Plunge
20 fttotal height
  • 5 mi from Roan Mountain
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Middle Laurel Falls

Carter County, Tennessee
Block
18 fttotal height
  • On Laurel Fork
  • 6 mi from Roan Mountain
Waterfall illustration
No photo yet

Lower Dennis Cove Falls

Carter County, Tennessee
10 fttotal height
  • On Laurel Fork
  • 4 mi from Roan Mountain

Waterfalls in Carter 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 Carter County

  1. Jones Falls100 ft5 mi from Roan Mountain
  2. Big Laurel Branch Falls50 ft3 mi from Hunter
  3. Coon Den Falls50 ft5 mi from Roan Mountain
  4. Blue Hole Falls45 ft6 mi from Hunter
  5. Firescald Branch Falls45 ft4 mi from Roan Mountain
  6. Laurel Falls45 ft6 mi from Roan Mountain
  7. North Fork Stony Creek Falls30 ft11 mi from Mountain City
  8. Sally Cove Creek Falls30 ft7 mi from Roan Mountain
  9. Twisting Falls30 ft6 mi from Roan Mountain
  10. Watauga Bluffs Falls30 ft3 mi from Central

Closest towns to the waterfalls

The waterfalls in Carter County are closest to Roan Mountain (13), Hunter (2), Mountain City (1), Central (1); 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 (5), block (3), horsetail (2), plunge (1), cascade (1).

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