Dry Falls (North Carolina)

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**Dry Falls**

Dry Falls, Aug 2006
Location	Nantahala National Forest, Macon County, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina
Coordinates	35°04′05″N 83°14′21″W / 35.068091, -83.239067
Type	Plunge
Total height	65 feet (19.8 m) (Adams Book),^[1] 80 ft (24.4 m) (NCWaterfalls)^[2]
Number of drops	1

For the Dry Falls of Washington State, see Dry Falls.

1 Geology
2 History
3 Visiting The Falls
4 Nearby Falls
5 References
6 External links

Dry Falls, also known as Upper Cullasaja Falls, is a 65-foot (20.1 m) waterfall located in the Nantahala National Forest, northwest of Highlands, North Carolina.

[edit] Geology

Dry Falls flows on the Cullasaja River through the Nantahala National Forest. It is part of a series of waterfalls on a 8.7-mile (14 km) stretch of the river that eventually ends with Cullasaja Falls. Dry Falls flows over an overhanging bluff that allows visitors to walk up under the falls and remain relatively dry when the waterflow is low, hence its name. Visitors will get wet if the waterflow is high.

[edit] History

The falls has been called Dry Falls for a long time, but has also gone by a few other names, including High Falls, Pitcher Falls, and Cullasaja Falls.^[3]

[edit] Visiting The Falls

Dry Falls is located on the side of U.S. Highway 64 3.1 miles (5.0 km) north of Highlands, North Carolina. There is a parking area on the side of the road, where visitors can park before walking the short path with stairs to the falls.

As of October 2007, access to Dry Falls has been closed, as new visitor facilities and parking access are built. The falls are expected to be closed to public access at least through October 2008.