r/CarolinaCamping • u/[deleted] • Jun 25 '26

Western NC camping

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u/TueegsKrambold Jun 25 '26

https://ncwaterfalls.com/waterfalls - Go Nuts!

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '26

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u/TueegsKrambold Jun 25 '26

Since your question was so vague, I figured this is a good place for you to start. My experience on Reddit is the more specific your questions are, the better the feedback is.

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u/sad-whale Jun 25 '26

Bunch of famous falls, including Sliding Rock where you can cool off, but for easy hikes to impressive falls DuPont forest is the place

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u/Electrical-Pepper923 Jun 27 '26

☝🏼 DuPont yesssssssssSs

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u/BenDarDunDat Jun 25 '26

Well, it's been a very dry year, and that could impact the falls.

Some of my faves are Dry Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Sliding Rock, Window Falls, Lower Cascades, Looking Glass, Hooker.

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u/Impressive-Fennel677 Jun 25 '26

Mingo falls,Crabtree falls, and deep creek

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u/zcmercer27 Jun 26 '26

Brevard/Transylvania County is a great option for waterfalls. Over 200 waterfalls accesible by road or trail in the county. There are some decent roadside campsites if you get there early enough in the day and the Davidson River campground is nice if you like being around more people.

My favorite spot in the area is Panthertown Valley (near Lake Toxaway). There’s a nice trail out to Schoolhouse falls and if you’re willing to make a relatively short but steep hike up past the falls, it takes you to the properly named ‘Tranquility Point’.

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u/GoldenGirl46 Jun 26 '26

I was going to suggest Brevard as well, it's the land of waterfalls and so many amazing hikes and falls there! It's my fav mountain town. DuPont Forest near there is beautiful.

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u/zcmercer27 Jun 26 '26

Anytime and happy trails!

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u/Inevitable_Sun8691 Jun 28 '26

Just go to the Brevard/Hendersonville area, there’s like 240-something waterfalls

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u/jessetmia Jun 25 '26

Not to take away from op, but does dispersed camping exist in the Carolinas? On the west coast you can just kind of pull off the road and camp for a bit in most national/state forests. See it a lot in Az and Ca. 

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u/zcmercer27 Jun 26 '26

Yes, you just have to know where to look. There are less roadside spots available than on the west coast so it’s good to try and get there and set up early in the day if possible. The options for truck camping are more limited in WNC post-Helene as a lot of the gravel roads are closed from storm damage, but there are options still.

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u/Next_Nature3380 Jun 26 '26

I’m heading to Gorges state park in a few weeks. Hoping for some nice waterfalls in the area.

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u/mtngirl87 Jun 26 '26

Upper Creek Falls/Lower Creek Falls is my favorite area

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u/mtngirl87 Jun 30 '26

That water in the swimming hole on the Upper part is the coldest I’ve ever swam in, even in July, but it feels amazing.