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The waterfalls of North Carolina, U.S.A., are a prominent feature of the geography of the Piedmont and mountain regions of the state, as well as a major focus of tourism and outdoor recreation. Many of these falls are located in state parks , national forests , wildlife management areas, and other public lands, as well as private property.
Triple Falls is a 125-foot (38 m) waterfall located in the DuPont State Forest, southeast of Brevard, North Carolina. Geology [ edit ] Triple Falls flows on the Little River through the DuPont State Forest in Transylvania County .
Linville Falls is a waterfall located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina in the United States. [1] The falls move in several distinct steps, beginning in a twin set of upper falls, moving down a small gorge, and culminating in a high-volume 45-foot (14 m) drop. It is named for the Linville River, which goes over the falls.
Visiting the Falls. The falls were recently closed to the public until April 16, 2011, when a new, handicapped accessible, county park was unveiled. The parking lot for the falls is found by traveling on U.S. Highway 276, 6 miles south of the intersection of 276, U.S. Highway 64, and NC Highway 280 in Brevard, North Carolina. From the viewing ...
Moravian Falls, North Carolina. / 36.10722°N 81.18056°W / 36.10722; -81.18056. Moravian Falls (formerly, Petersburg and Forks of the Road) [4] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,712 as of the 2020 census.
Coordinates. 36°14′58″N 81°27′16″W / . 36.249341°N 81.454337°W. / 36.249341; -81.454337. Type. Cascade, slide. Total height. More than 250 ft [1] Cascade Falls, also called "The Cascades", is a waterfall located at E. B. Jeffress Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, United States.
Lake James State Park. / 35.73389°N 81.88917°W / 35.73389; -81.88917. Lake James State Park is a North Carolina state park in Burke and McDowell counties, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Nebo, North Carolina, it covers 3,743 acres (15.15 km 2) [1] and borders 6,510-acre (26 km 2) Lake James .
Linville Caverns. From Linville Caverns. Linville Caverns are privately owned active limestone caverns located in northern McDowell County, North Carolina, just south of the village of Linville Falls, on U.S. Highway 221. The caverns are open to the public year-round for guided tours. Linville Caverns have been open for tours since the late ...