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Batson Creek Falls

Posted on March 31, 2024 Written by 2 Comments

Nearby Areas: Brevard, Transylvania County   State: North Carolina   Ease of Trail: Easy, Wheelchair Accessible

Batson Creek Falls 1Batson Creek Falls and its twin, Connestee Falls are located in Transylvania County, near Brevard, North Carolina. This may be a small waterfall, but what it lacks in height, it makes up for in being accessible to all.

Batson Creek Falls is a 20 foot tiered cascade. It flows from Batson Creek. The waterfall is located where Batson Creek and Carson Creek meet, called the Silver Slip and continues down to Carson Creek.

Batson Creek Falls 2Batson Creek Falls Falls can be seen from a wheelchair accessible platform, built in 2011. You follow a short walkway from the rear of the parking lot next to of Top of the Falls Realty to the waterfall. Batson Creek Falls  is the fanned cascade on the opposite side of the ravine from the platform, which is located straight in front of  you. You follow a short walkway from the parking lot to the viewing platform for the waterfall.

There used to be a pathway going down for a better view of the falls, but it has been blocked and a no trespassing sign has been added. There is also a viewing area next to Batson Creek Falls on private property.  You need to know someone who lives in the Connestee Falls Development to use this viewing area.

Alas, we viewed this waterfall right in the middle of the afternoon as a part of a series of waterfalls we visited in the same day. We hope to try again in the fall and catch this one at a better time.

The best times to view Batson Creek Falls is early morning or dusk. When the sun is high in the sky it creates shadows and hot spots on the waterfall. A tripod and polarizing filter are highly recommended when photographing this waterfall.

Batson Creek Falls 3
Batson Creek Falls from its previous viewing area

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Directions

From Brevard: Get on Hwy 276 south in the center of downtown Brevard, drive just under 6 miles and look for the Connestee Falls Park sign on the right adjacent to a log cabin. The parking lot for Top of the Falls Realty is also here. If you miss the 1st turn for the parking area, there's another one a short distance down. The trailhead and beginning of the walkway is marked by a sign at the far right right of the parking lot in the back.

GPS Coordinates

To the Trailhead:N35.1653, W-82.7310

Nearby Areas: Brevard, Transylvania County

State: North Carolina

Ease of Trail: Easy, Wheelchair Accessible

Comments

  1. Kurtis says

    November 27, 2016 at 8:40 AM

    How funny! I always thought this was Connestee Falls. I had them totally backwards all these years. Thanks for clearing that up for me. lol

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  2. Lili says

    March 17, 2020 at 7:59 PM

    Awesome! A waterfall I can bring my fiance to. He was injured in a motorcycle accident and says what he misses most is hiking outdoors and all the wonderful sites on a trail that you can see. Now I can give a little of that back to him. Thanks so much!!!

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