Stairway Falls, Transylvania County North Carolina Waterfalls

Stairway Falls
Continue on the trail past Drift Falls, Turtleback Falls and Rainbow Falls. Trail is about 1.6 miles long. Stairway Falls is about 150 feet high consisting of 7 steps. Directions: Directions to the Horse Pasture River: From Hwy64w & Hwy281s. proceed .7 miles south on Hwy 281s. to Gorges State Park. From the parking area walk back to Hwy 281s, turn left proceed approximately 40 yards to a service road, follow this road/trail one mile to Turtleback Falls (USFS/Nantahala Forest) on the Horse Pasture River.
From Turtleback Falls go upstream approximately .25 miles to view Drift Falls (PRIVATE PROPERTY), this area is strictly enforced, swimming and trespassing are prohibited. From Turtleback Falls proceed down stream approximately .3 miles to Rainbow Falls.
For personal accounts about this waterfall and others in the area go to Rich Stevenson's site. Photo By Rich Stevenson

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