Luckily, the clear cold water in the creeks, streams and waterfalls of Western North Carolina offers an escape at the end of ...

What was supposed to be a one-hour hike to a waterfall near the North Carolina-Tennessee state line turned into a survival story for a Cary native. Posted 2020-11-18T22:11:20+00:00 - Updated 2020 ...

Cary native survives fall from Tennessee waterfall. What was supposed to be a one-hour hike to a waterfall near the North Carolina-Tennessee state line turned into a survival story for a Cary native.

WNC has hundreds of waterfalls; Transylvania County alone has over 250. Here are some waterfalls to explore, with something for everyone.

Catawba Falls is a series of waterfalls on the headwaters of the Catawba River, in McDowell County south of I-40, near Old Fort. The waterfall drops at least 60 feet to a large pool where trout swim.

The frigid cold since late December spawned a modest surge in visitors to state parks in North Carolina’s mountains. They came to see the many waterfalls that froze into stunning ice sculptures.