Pisgah Ranger District

The Pisgah Ranger District of Pisgah National Forest is located southwest of Asheville in Transylvania, Buncombe and Haywood County.  Covering more than 162,000 acres, Pisgah Ranger District has elevations ranging from 2000 feet to more than 6000 feet.  There are two wilderness areas, nearly 400 miles of hiking trails, camping, a historic site commemorating the birthplace of forestry in the United States, scenic driving and one of the highest densities of waterfalls anywhere in the world.

Areas:


Bent Creek Experimental Forest:


Bent Creek Experimental Forest covers over 6,000 acres with miles of hiking and mountain biking trails surrounding Lake Powhatan.


Davidson River:


Davidson River is a major tributary of French Broad River.  The Davidson River area is located just north of Brevard and contains numerous waterfalls.


Graveyard Fields:


Graveyard Fields is a beautiful high altitude open area nestled between the Blue Ridge Parkway and Shining Rock Wilderness with hiking, primitive camping and waterfalls.


Horsepasture River:


Horsepasture Wild & Scenic River flows over 4 miles from NC-281 through the forest and into Lake Jocassee in South Carolina.  However, the only legal access is through Gorges State Park.


Middle Prong Wilderness:


Middle Prong Wilderness protects the Middle Prong of West Fork Pigeon River as flows down from Richland Balsam.


Mills River:


Mills River is a major tributary of French Broad River.  National Forest land surrounding the river includes campgrounds, hiking trails and numerous waterfalls.


Thompson River:


The Thompson River is one of the four major rivers that flow into Lake Jocassee.  Numerous waterfalls are found on the river and its tributaries.



Waterfalls:


The Pisgah Ranger District has one of the highest densities of waterfalls anywhere in the world.

  1. Avery Creek Falls
  2. Avery Creek Upper Falls
  3. Berry Branch Falls
  4. Big Beartrap Falls
  5. Big Bearwallow Falls
  6. Bubbling Spring Branch Cascades
  7. Bubbling Spring Branch Lower Falls
  8. Bubbling Spring Branch Upper Falls
  9. Buckeye Falls
  10. Catheys Creek Falls
  11. Cedar Rock Falls
  12. Cedar Rock Upper Falls
  13. Clawhammer Falls
  14. Cody Falls
  15. Corbin Creek Falls
  16. Courthouse Falls
  17. Discovery Falls
  18. Double Branch Falls
  19. Drift Falls
  20. Gemini Falls
  21. Grogan Creek Falls
  22. Hidden Falls
  23. Hidden Dome Falls
  24. High Falls (Thompson River)
  25. John Neal Falls
  26. Kuykendall Falls
  27. Laughing Falls
  28. Laurel Fork Falls
  29. Laurel Fork Lower Falls
  30. Laurie Falls
  31. Lemon Falls
  32. Little Beartrap Falls
  33. Little Bird Falls
  34. Little Moore Cove Falls
  35. Little Wildcat Falls
  36. Log Hollow Falls
  37. Log Hollow Upper Falls
  38. Logging Road Falls
  39. Long Branch Falls
  40. Looking Glass Falls
  41. Middle Prong Falls
  42. Moore Cove Falls
  43. Mount Hardy Falls
  44. Rainbow Falls
  45. Reid Branch Falls
  46. Rockhouse Creek Lower Falls
  47. Sam Branch Falls
  48. Sam Branch Lower Falls
  49. Second Falls
  50. Simon Falls
  51. Skinny Dip Falls
  52. Slick Rock Falls
  53. Slick Rock Lower Falls
  54. Sliding Rock
  55. Stairway Falls
  56. Sunburst Falls
  57. Toms Spring Falls
  58. Toms Spring Upper Falls
  59. Turtleback Falls
  60. Twin Falls
  61. Twin Boulder Falls
  62. Upper Falls
  63. Wash Hollow Falls
  64. Wildcat Falls
  65. Wildcat Lower Falls
  66. Yellowstone Falls

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