An approximately 60-foot waterfall in the Big Ivy area of Pisgah National Forest north of Asheville, where you can walk behind the falls. A short downhill path through old-growth forest reaches the base, though longer approaches exist from the Craggy Gardens area.
Its 60 ft drop is taller than about 48% of the 775 waterfalls we track.
Douglas Falls sits on Waterfall Creek. It lies in Buncombe, North Carolina. The site is on public land managed by Pisgah National Forest (USFS).
This is a short hike waterfall: reached by a short trail, generally under about a mile each way. The walk in is brief — comfortable shoes are usually all you need. The walk to the main viewpoint runs about 1.1 miles round trip. The nearest town is Barnardsville.
When to go: spring. Flow usually peaks after snowmelt and heavy rain and tapers through late summer — a quick look at recent streamflow and the managing agency's conditions page can save a wasted trip.
