About this spot
Upper Middle Creek Falls is a roughly 40-ft waterfall on Middle Creek in Nantahala National Forest, Macon County, just off NC-106 near the Georgia line (roadside pull-off marked by a yellow school-bus sign). Multiple hiking sources (Waterfall Hero, AllTrails, Highlands Chamber, World Waterfall Database) document a short, easy path of well under a mile to the falls, sometimes combined with a longer loop past Middle Creek Falls and Dome Falls downstream. No swimming or jumping culture is documented at this drop; several hikers note the connecting trail beyond it is overgrown and easy to lose.
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