Looking Glass Falls

Looking Glass Falls is a popular 60 foot waterfall located in the Pisgah National Forest near Brevard, North Carolina. It is family friendly and wheelchair accessible. There is a roadside platform overlooking Looking Glass Falls.

The name Looking Glass came from when the water freezes on the sides of the waterfall in the winter and glistens in the sunlight like a looking glass or a mirror.

There is a set of stairs with 92 steps leading to the base of the waterfall for a closer look. There is a second viewing platform on the way down with an amazing view. There is also a bench here if you want to wait for your turn to view this amazing waterfall.

Once you reach the bottom, there is another bench with a viewing area. If you want to go down into the water in front of the waterfall you simply walk around the barrier onto the rocks in front of the platform. You can walk across the rocks to the stream below the waterfall or even wade in front of it.

There is also a walkway that runs alongside the waterfall. While it is not an official pathway, it is still not difficult to climb. However, exercise caution as spray from the waterfall will get on the pathway and can make it slippery.

Looking Glass Falls is one of the busiest waterfalls inside Pisgah National Forest because of its beauty and its ease of viewability.

There are lots of pull off parking spaces, however spaces fill up pretty quickly in the summer as everyone wants to go cool off at the waterfall and not as frequent in leaving so the spaces stay full for a while. If you want to avoid having people in your photos, I would recommend going on a weekday or early on the weekend, especially in the summer or fall. Looking Glass Falls is open year round.

Looking Glass Falls is best photographed in the morning, at dusk or on a cloudy day. Winter offers a spectacular ice formation if you want another interesting look for this waterfall.

There are many waterfalls nearby including: Cedar Rock Falls, Moore Cove Falls, Slick Rock Falls, Log Hollow Falls, Upper Log Hollow Falls, Daniel Ridge Falls, Graveyard Fields and Skinny Dip Falls .