Transylvania County is the wettest in North Carolina and has over 250 waterfalls. Here’s what’s likely the best known. Looking Glass Falls is next to the main road running through Pisgah National Forest heading to the Blue Ridge Parkway and is a popular stopping point.
Looking Glass Falls, Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina
Looking downstream from the falls.
Looking Glass Creek, Pisgah National Forest
I went looking for another tall falls that 40 years ago I hiked to with my buddies and jumped off the top to swim in the pool below. I couldn’t find it, but I heard some falls along the trail and found this delight.
Chestnut Falls, Pisgah National Forest
The Eastern Band of the Cherokees Reservation sits between Transylvania County and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and is also filled with waterfalls. Here are two—or three, if you count the first as a double falls.
Soco Falls, Cherokee Reservation, NC
Mingo Falls, Qualla Boundary, North Carolina