Updated July 2026
Toms Creek Falls
Toms Creek Falls is a multi-cascade waterfall, often cited at about 60 feet, on Toms Creek in McDowell County near Marion. A short, gentle, well-graded trail along an old roadbed and railway grade makes it accessible to most visitors.
Before you go
Waterfalls are hazardous by nature — wet rock, cold water, and unstable edges — and flow varies enormously with season and recent rain. Trail figures here describe the route as documented, not conditions today. Check Pisgah National Forest (USFS) for closures and current conditions, and confirm land status before setting out.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Toms Creek Falls drops about 60 feet. That makes it the 365th-tallest documented waterfall in this inventory, taller than roughly 48% of the falls listed here. Height comes from published land-manager and survey records, not from our own measurement.
The Toms Creek Falls Trail reaches it about 0.8 miles (out-and-back) with roughly 78 feet of elevation gain, rated easy. The nearest town is Marion. That describes the route as documented, not conditions on the day — check with Pisgah National Forest (USFS) for closures and current conditions.
No best-season window is documented for Toms Creek Falls. As a general rule, waterfall flow peaks with spring snowmelt and after sustained rain, and drops sharply in late summer.
More North Carolina waterfalls
- Bridal Veil Falls · 120 ft
- Catawba Falls · 100 ft
- Courthouse Falls · 45 ft
- Crabtree Falls · 70 ft
- Cullasaja Falls · 200 ft
- Daniel Ridge Falls · 150 ft
- Dill Falls · 50 ft
- Douglas Falls · 60 ft
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