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There are more than 250 waterfalls scattered throughout Transylvania and Jackson counties, many of which are easily accessible to the public. Some require light hiking and others a bit more of a trek, while others still you can actually drive your car right under its overhang right on the highway. 

Because of both the large number and variety of type of waterfalls located here, it's given rise to an active "waterfall hunting" community, with its members actively seeking out all the waterfalls they can. How many can you find during your stay with us?

Dry Falls flows on the Cullasaja River through the Nantahala National Forest. It is part of a series of waterfalls on a 8.7-mile (14 km) stretch of the river that eventually ends with Cullasaja Falls. Dry Falls flows over an overhanging bluff that allows visitors to walk up under the falls and remain relatively dry when the waterflow is low, hence its name. Visitors will get wet if the waterflow is high. The falls has been called Dry Falls for a long time, but has also gone by a few other names, including High Falls, Pitcher Falls, and Cullasaja Falls.

Directions:

From Cashiers, take Highway 64 East. You will also come to Bridal Veil Falls and can pull over to experience it along the way. A brown and white forest service sign for Dry Falls marks the point and you'll turn right into the parking area.

From Franklin, Dry Falls is about 5.5 miles past Cullasaja Falls. There's a Forest Service sign coming from this way also. Both waterfalls are on the Cullasaja River.

Bridal Veil Falls is a 45-foot (20.1 m) waterfall located in the Nantahala National Forest, northwest of Highlands, North Carolina. Because a short curve of road actually winds its way behind the falls, it's the only waterfall in the state under which you can drive a car.

Bridal Veil Falls flows on a tributary of the Cullasaja River, passing over the overhanging bluff that allows visitors to walk behind the falls and remain dry when the waterflow is low. During periods of drought, the stream may nearly dry up, though visitors will get wet if the waterflow is moderate or high.

Located on the side of U.S. Highway 64 2.3 miles (3.7 km) north of Highlands, North Carolina, the curve behind the falls actually used to direct traffic behind them exclusively. However, Highway 64 has since been re-routed because of freezing conditions during the winter months.

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