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Top 10 Walk-Behind Waterfalls in America

Ten places we think are worth the trip, hand-picked, not an exhaustive list, just a place to start.

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South Falls

South Falls

Silver Falls State Park, OR

177-foot curtain on the Trail of Ten Falls, narrow fenced trail arcs behind it and ducks under a low rock ceiling

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Lower South Falls

Lower South Falls

Silver Falls State Park, OR

93-foot wide curtain, trail curves behind a stone ledge close enough to touch the falling water

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Middle North Falls

Middle North Falls

Silver Falls State Park, OR

106-foot falls in a mossy gorge, fenceless path cuts directly behind the roaring curtain

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North Falls

North Falls

Silver Falls State Park, OR

136-foot plume sprays off an aerial boulder, trail dips under a dramatic curved rock ceiling

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Dry Falls

Dry Falls

Highlands, NC

75-foot cliff-drop where the overhang is deep enough to stay mostly dry walking behind it

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Bridal Veil Falls

Bridal Veil Falls

Highlands, NC

One of the only US falls you can drive a car behind, now pedestrian-only

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Moore Cove Falls

Moore Cove Falls

Brevard, NC

50-foot thin cascade framed by a stone overhang deep enough to walk the full width behind it

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Slick Rock Falls

Brevard, NC

35-foot falls with a walk-behind ledge that grows icicles in winter

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Douglas Falls

Douglas Falls

Asheville, NC

70-foot low-flow cascade with a walk-behind trail

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Picklesimer Rock House Falls

Franklin, NC

Quiet endpoint of NC's walk-behind waterfall road trip, a rock-house overhang with almost no crowds

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