An approximately 50-foot cascade on Greenland Creek in Panthertown Valley, Nantahala National Forest, reached via the Greenland Creek Trail off the Cold Mountain Gap parking area. The route follows the stream upstream to the base of the falls.
Its 50 ft drop is taller than about 42% of the 775 waterfalls we track.
Greenland Creek Falls sits on Greenland Creek. It lies in Jackson, North Carolina. The site is on public land managed by Nantahala National Forest (USFS).
This is a moderate hike waterfall: a longer day hike, roughly one to several miles each way. Reaching it takes a moderate walk, so budget time and pack water before you set out. The walk to the main viewpoint runs about 2.3 miles round trip. The nearest town is Cashiers.
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.
