About this spot
This Camp Branch Falls is a small roadside cascade where Camp Branch meets the Nantahala River near Topton, corresponding to the Class III+ rapid mapped at roughly river mile 0.8 and visible from Wayah Road. Note there is a separate, unrelated "Camp Branch Falls" near Wayah Bald in Macon County with a hiking trail and plunge pool; this pin is on the Nantahala River corridor, not that trailhead. No swimming or jumping culture is documented at this location.
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