The Waterfall List
A numerical listing of the waterfalls in the order that I visited them.
Alphabetical Listing
An alphabetical listing of the waterfalls on this site
Waterfalls by location
Waterfalls sorted by location, grouped by area or a particular road.
If you’re new to this kind of thing, you may want to START HERE. I’ll explain the site, how I rate hikes, how I rate waterfalls, some things to consider before heading out, and other helpful hints to make your time in the woods safe and enjoyable.
Recent hikes
2026-04-15 – Lake Falls – Upper Melrose Falls – Big Fall Creek Falls – Hemlock Shoal
2026-04-09 – Raven Fork Gorge – Fountain Branch Falls – Whitewater Branch Falls – Raven Falls – Island Slide Falls – Great Blue Heron Falls – Big Boy Falls – Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!
2026-04-07 – Silver Falls – Minnehaha Falls
2026-04-01 – Lower Hungry River Falls – Case Falls – Briefcase Falls – Lower Briefcase Falls – Upper Hungry River Falls
2026/03/28 – Maidenhair Falls – Rhododendron Falls – Phillips Falls
2026/03/23 – East Fork Chatooga River – Upper Falls – Middle Falls – Lower Falls
2026/03/20 – Tabor Creek Falls (GA) – Hidden Cove Falls (GA)
2026/03/19 – Mermaid Pool – Rockbrook Falls – Dunn’s Creek Falls – Stick Biscuit Falls – Williams Falls
2026/03/07 – Middle Creek Falls (TN) – Rhododendron Hell Falls (TN) – Middle Creek Trib Falls (TN)
2026/03/06 – Oconoluftee Trib Falls – Mannis Branch Falls (TN) – White Oak Sinks Falls (TN)
2026-02-27 – Upper Catawba Falls – David’s Falls – Laurel Falls (Flat Top Mtn Rd)
2019-02-19 – Sally Queen Falls
The hiking challenges
The Pisgah 400 – 335 miles done
The Smokies 800 – 22 miles to go
The CMC Hundred Favorite Hikes
My current waterfall to-do list
The Kevin Adams 100 NC Waterfall Challenge – Completed 6-22-2019
The Kevin Adams 500 list – Completed 10-12-2019 – 500 List Completion Order
The CMC 100 Waterfall Challenge – Completed 08-19-2020
The CMC Fire Tower Challenge – Completed 11-01-2020
The CMC South Beyond 6000 Challenge – Completed 6-10-2023
The site the way it used to be
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Welcome to Hiking WNC
Update: I’m not even sure the last time I had less than 20 waterfalls to update, but it was likely in 2019. A lot has changed in the last few years. My focus shifted to long-distance hiking, mostly in the Smokies as I work on my “map.” For those that don’t know what this means,…
Waterfall milestones
Waterfall 100 – Unnamed Waterfall in Panthertown Valley
Waterfall 200 – Portage Left Falls
Waterfall 300 – Slick Stick Falls
Waterfall 400 – Lower Cold Branch Falls
Waterfall 500 – Cane Creek Falls (SC)
Waterfall 600 – Cutler Falls
Waterfall 660 – Laughing Falls (500 List Finale)
Waterfall 700 – Sols Creek Falls
Waterfall 800 – Waterfall #6 on Chucky Branch – Up Chuck Falls
Waterfall 900 – West Campbell Creek Falls
Waterfall 1000 – Indian Flats Falls – GSMNP
Waterfall 1100 – Upper Coley Creek Trib Falls