Pisgah National Forest

Pisgah National Forest in western North Carolina encompasses more than 500,000 acres of protected lands the mountains.

Ranger Districts:


There are three ranger districts that make up Pisgah National Forest.

Appalachian Ranger District:


The Appalachian Ranger District is located northwest and northeast of Asheville.


Grandfather Ranger District:


The Grandfather Ranger District is located south and east of the Blue Ridge Parkway between Old Fort and Blowing Rock.


Pisgah Ranger District:


The Pisgah Ranger District is located southwest of Asheville in Transylvania, Buncombe and Haywood Counties.


Wilderness Areas:


There are three wilderness areas in Pisgah National Forest.

Linville Gorge Wilderness:


Linville Gorge Wilderness preserves the rugged gorge formed by Linville River in the Grandfather Ranger District.


Middle Prong Wilderness:


Middle Prong Wilderness protects the Middle Prong of West Fork Pigeon River in the Pisgah Ranger District.


Waterfalls:


Pisgah National Forest is home to hundreds of waterfalls.

  1. Avery Creek Falls
  2. Avery Creek Upper Falls
  3. Bard Falls
  4. Barnett Branch Trail Falls
  5. Berry Branch Falls
  6. Big Beartrap Falls
  7. Big Bearwallow Falls
  8. Big Creek Falls
  9. Brushy Ridge Falls
  10. Bubbling Spring Branch Cascades
  11. Bubbling Spring Branch Lower Falls
  12. Bubbling Spring Branch Upper Falls
  13. Buckeye Falls
  14. Burnthouse Branch Falls
  15. Caney Bottom Falls
  16. Catwaba Falls
  17. Catawba Lower Falls
  18. Catawba Upper Falls
  19. Cathedral Falls
  20. Catheys Creek Falls
  21. Cedar Rock Falls
  22. Cedar Rock Upper Falls
  23. Chestnut Cove Branch Falls
  24. Clawhammer Falls
  25. Cody Falls
  26. Corbin Creek Falls
  27. Courthouse Falls
  28. Cove Creek Falls
  29. Discovery Falls
  30. Double Branch Falls
  31. Douglas Falls
  32. Drift Falls
  33. Elk River Falls
  34. Forrest Falls
  35. FR-74 Waterfall
  36. Gemini Falls
  37. Gragg Prong Falls
  38. Gragg Prong Middle Falls
  39. Gragg Prong Upper Falls
  40. Grogan Creek Falls
  41. Harper Creek Falls
  42. Hickory Branch Falls
  43. Hickory Branch Upper Falls
  44. Hidden Falls
  45. Hidden Dome Falls
  46. High Falls (Thompson River)
  47. Hunt Fish Falls
  48. Hunt Fish Sidekick Falls
  49. John Neal Falls
  50. Kuykendall Falls
  51. Laughing Falls
  52. Laurel Fork Falls
  53. Laurel Fork Lower Falls
  54. Laurie Falls
  55. Lemon Falls
  56. Little Beartrap Falls
  57. Little Bird Falls
  58. Little Moore Cove Falls
  59. Little Wildcat Falls
  60. Log Hollow Falls
  61. Log Hollow Upper Falls
  62. Logging Road Falls
  63. Long Branch Falls
  64. Looking Glass Falls
  65. Middle Prong Falls
  66. Moore Cove Falls
  67. Mount Hardy Falls
  68. Newt Falls
  69. North Harper Creek Falls
  70. Phillips Branch Falls
  71. Rainbow Falls
  72. Raven Cliff Falls
  73. Reid Branch Falls
  74. Roaring Fork Falls
  75. Rockhouse Creek Lower Falls
  76. Sam Branch Falls
  77. Sam Branch Lower Falls
  78. Second Falls
  79. Setrock Creek Falls
  80. Simon Falls
  81. Skinny Dip Falls
  82. Slick Rock Falls
  83. Slick Rock Lower Falls
  84. Sliding Rock
  85. Stairway Falls
  86. Steels Creek Upper Falls
  87. Sunburst Falls
  88. Ten Foot Falls
  89. Thorps Creek Falls
  90. Thunderhole Falls
  91. Thunderhole Lower Falls
  92. Toms Creek Falls
  93. Toms Spring Falls
  94. Toms Spring Upper Falls
  95. Turtleback Falls
  96. Twin Falls
  97. Twin Boulder Falls
  98. Upper Falls
  99. Upper Creek Falls
  100. Walker Falls
  101. Walker Hollow Falls
  102. Wash Hollow Falls
  103. West Prong Hickey Fork Falls
  104. Whiteoak Creek Falls
  105. Whiteoak Flats Falls
  106. Wildcat Falls
  107. Wildcat Lower Falls
  108. Wolfden Falls
  109. Woodruff Branch Falls
  110. Yellowstone Falls

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