Courthouse Falls is a 40-foot plunge waterfall a few miles off Highway 215 in North Carolina. It gets its name by being on the backside of Devil’s Courthouse, a popular scenic overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway. View this post … Continued
Cathedral Falls is a unique waterfall just off Highway 215 in North Carolina. I usually don’t blog about locations that are on private property, but the landowners here welcome sightseers. The land is owned by Living Waters, a Christian Retreat … Continued
Looking Glass Rock is one of the more famous peaks in Pisgah National Forest. Its bald, stone face is easily observed from the Blue Ridge Parkway. There is parking in a dedicated lot at the trailhead and along the road. … Continued
Black Balsam Knob Mountain might be my favorite spot on my usual stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s in Pisgah National Forest just above Graveyard Fields, and about ten miles north of Frying Pan Mountain Lookout Tower. It’s also … Continued
I drive over Caesars Head all the time on my way to Jones Gap State Park, Dupont State Forest, and Table Rock State Park. It’s near the border between North and South Carolina. HWY 276 runs right over the peak … Continued
Raven Cliff Falls is an out-and-back trail in Caesars Head State Park. It’s just off US 276 on the South Carolina side of the SC/NC border. The trail is crowded year-round. There’s a well-kept gravel parking lot on the east … Continued