Hiking & Camping
Information about hiking and camping in the Catawba Basin.
- Catawba Falls
- Catawba Falls is a beautiful, multi-charactered falls with two distinct sections - the lower falls, which is actually a series of cascades, and the upper falls, which is more dramatic, but difficult to access. Catawba Falls was frequently pictured on postcards and in publications at the end of the 19th century, but it received relatively little attention in recent years because until recently there was no public access to the falls. The hike to the lower falls is about 2.5 miles round-trip and moderate in difficulty. It is NOT recommended that you hike to the upper falls until access is improved and made safer.
- Hiking in the Catawba Basin
- Information about trails and places to hike in the Catawba Basin.
- Upper Catawba Falls near Old Fort
- Upper Catawba Falls near Old Fort
- Linville Falls
- Enjoy spectacular views of a waterfall surrounded by the steep walls of the Linville gorge. Linville Falls drops 90 feet into the 12-mile long Linville Gorge. Viewpoints of Linville Falls are easily accessible from the Blue Ridge Parkway. The hike to the base of the Falls is moderately strenuous.
- Linville Falls
- Linville Falls
- Upper Creek Falls
- Upper Creek Falls is located in the Jonas Ridge Area of Burke County. Trails leading to the top and bottom of the falls are popular among sunbathers, swimmers, and fishermen, and there is frequently trash along the trails that detracts from the experience. However, the view from the top is spectacular.
