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

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