Dry Falls (North Carolina)

Dry Falls, also known as Upper Cullasaja Falls, is a waterfall located in the Nantahala National Forest, northwest of Highlands, North Carolina.

Geology

Dry Falls flows on the Cullasaja River through the Nantahala National Forest. It is part of a series of waterfalls on an stretch of the river that eventually ends with Cullasaja Falls. Dry Falls flows over an overhanging bluff. The rock shelter behind the fall remains dry when the water flow is low.

History

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. It received its name because the rock shelter behind the falling water remains dry in periods of low flow.