About this spot
Buckeye Creek Falls is a well-documented 25-foot waterfall on the town-maintained Falls Trail behind the Buckeye Lake Recreation Center in Beech Mountain. It's a short, moderate 0.8-mile round-trip loop starting behind the playground at 1330 Pine Ridge Rd, popular with families and dog walkers, and rocks around the base are noted as slippery. This is a scenic-view hiking destination, not an established swimming or jumping spot — no source describes pooling deep enough or a documented jump culture here, and the small creek volume argues against it.
Safety first. Cliff jumping is inherently dangerous and can cause serious injury or death. Conditions — water depth, submerged hazards, and access — change constantly. CliffScout is community-sourced reference information, not a guarantee a spot is safe. Always assess the conditions yourself before jumping, and never jump where you're unsure. You assume all risk.