About this spot
Orange Rock Falls is a real 35 ft, three-drop waterfall on Buck Creek near Morganton, about 300 ft downstream of Buck Creek Falls in the same hard-plus 5.8-mile creek-walking sequence as Mossy Chute Falls, per hikingwnc.com's trip report. Unlike its neighbors, no source specifically calls out a swimming hole or pool at Orange Rock Falls itself — the trip report only describes climbing over jumbled logs to reach it. Buck Creek Falls upstream is the one repeatedly cited for its "amazing swimming hole," so treat that reputation as adjacent, not confirmed for this exact pin.
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