Did you know?
Adopting a waterfall doesn’t automatically make you a member of Waterfall Keepers. Membership requires a small donation, and we think being a caretaker for waterfalls shouldn’t come with a price tag. Becoming a member is a wonderful way to support this organization. Please join us! Just click the Donate tab.
Love waterfalls? Hate litter, poor trail conditions, and the general disrespect of waterfalls and trails? Do you have a favorite waterfall you’d like to look after, perhaps one that holds a special place in your heart? Maybe you know one that is neglected and in need of loving support?
Adopters visit “their” waterfall four times a year (twice a year for long or difficult hikes). They pick up trash and send reports on trail and waterfall conditions. Adopters do a good thing for the waterfalls by visiting them. What a great gig!
Want to adopt a waterfall? Simply send in your application. We’ll reply with detailed instructions and add your name to this page.
The map shows all the waterfalls that have been adopted. Purple icons represent adopted falls. Orange icons are for waterfalls that need adoption. Black icons indicate waterfalls that have been adopted, but need more caregivers. Click the icons to see the waterfall name. Icon locations are meant only to provide a general reference for where the waterfall is located and should not be used for navigation.
Waterfall
Keeper
On Behalf Of
Alarka Falls
Vicki Hayes
Dana Koogler
Walton Smith & Annie Dee Leatherman-Smith
Avery Creek Falls
G. Curmudgeon
Balsam Falls
Kevin Adams
Patricia Adams
Bard Falls
Anna Hall
Bearwallow Falls
Meg Bradley
Bernies Falls
Andi Jefferis
Brian Jefferis
Big Bear Falls
Lianne Pierrard
Kevin Landry
Big Creek Falls (US 19W)
Tammy Bouton
Big Falls (Thompson River)
Karena Poupard
Big Laurel Falls
Melissa Chiaramonte
Kinsmen of the Earth
Bird Rock Falls
Brian Habel
Carol Hardison
Sharon Moya
Bradley Cooper Falls
Andy Kunkle
Christy Kunkle
Jack Thyen
Team Waterfall
Team Waterfall
Bradley Falls
Christina Kelley
R.J. Verde
Bubbling Spring Branch Cascades
Quincy Foster
Aby Parsons
Buckeye Creek Falls (Beech Mountain)
Blaine McLauchlin
Carrianne McLauchlin
Eric McLauchlin
Camp Branch Falls (off FR 316)
Chris Taylor
Cannon Creek Falls
Carol Clayton
Connie Mero
Cascade at Cascades Preserve
Jennifer Grigg
Tammy Melton
Cascade Creek Dam
Johnette Walser
Cashiers Sliding Rock
Rheannon Graham
Catawba Falls
Jennifer Johnson
Yoga in the Park Asheville
Namaste in Nature
Catheys Creek Falls
Clyde Carter
Jayne Fought
Pat M.
Cavern Falls (Trib of Little Lost Cove Creek)
Andy Kunkle
Christy Kunkle
Jack Thyen
Team Waterfall
Team Waterfall
Cedar Rock Falls
Jeremy McWatty
Christina Standifer
Chase Standifer
Chasteen Creek Falls
Coral-Ferris Merendino
Trena Merendino
Chestnut Falls
Erika Brock
Christmas Falls
Cass Broshears
Clark Park Falls
Christa Priest
Connestee Falls
Steve Matadobra
Rebekah Owens
Courthouse Falls
Michael Heaberlin
Cove Creek Falls
Jay Hinze
Jen Pace Dickenson
Alea Sherrill
Ella Sherrill
Craborchard Falls
Belinda Joy
Elijah Joy
Joshua Joy
Joys On A Journey
Joys On A Journey
Joys On A Journey
Crabtree Falls
Drake Bass
Stacy Fillingim
Brunswick Trailers
The Crabtree Family
DEW Falls
Rodney Byard
Brittany Hedges
Dill Falls
Stephanie Juergens
Megan Powell
Discovery Falls
Kiki Compton
Double Drop Falls
Duane Bowker
Douglas Falls
Jacqueline Austin
Everette Robinson
Heart of Horse Sense
Drip Falls
Neal Harris
In memory of Roselie Harris
Dry Falls
Rebecca Applegate
Christy Gordon
Duggers Falls
Jessica Duncan
East Fork Falls
Paula Swartz
Carol Vickery
Elk Falls
Justin Tennessee Hopkins
Nick Massey
Alea Sherrill
Ella Sherrill
Emily Falls
Kris Hornsby
Fall Creek Falls (Mayo River SP)
Don Chandler
Stephanie Chandler
Jackie Ferguson
Scot Vandergriff
Flat Creek Falls (Upstream from Bear Creek Lake)
Mark Ellison
HikingResearch
Flat Laurel Creek waterfalls
Joey Cagle
Forrest Falls
Megan Best
Shaun Cox
Frolictown Falls
Andy Coburn
Fungi Falls
Christina Kelley
Gina Falls
Carrie Mann
Glen Falls
Gail Kinstler
Glen Burney Falls
Sarah Murphy
The Murphy Family
Glen Marie Falls
Sarah Murphy
The Murphy Family
Goshen Branch waterfalls & cascades
Tommy White
Tommy White Photography & Mountains to Sea Workshops
Gragg Prong waterfalls
Abbey Malk
“Grandpa Larry Falls”
Aquinnah DeBettencourt
Granny Burrell Falls
Margery Diamond
Paul Fredrickson
Grassy Creek Falls (Little Switzerland)
Christy McMakin
David Wheeler
Gravley Falls
Katrina Macari
Paula Swartz
Carol Vickery
Graybeard Falls
Kristina Bartlett
Kim Meinholz
Greenland Creek Falls
Paris Robinson
Drew Burgess
Megan Burgess
Grogan Creek Falls
Jessa Levin
Jill Levin
Sara Millar
Carolyn Pilgrim
Harper Creek Falls
Claire Lewis
Hebron Colony Falls
Arianna Mercer
Brianna Mercer
Christy Mercer
Ethan Mercer
Richard Mercer
Ryan Mercer
Herrin Knob Falls
River Rannow
Hickey Fork Falls (West Prong Hickey Fork Falls)
Abbey Malk
Rosemary Holbrook
Hickory Branch Falls
Casey DeMarco
Jordan Mitchell
WNCOutdoors
Hidden Falls (Hanging Rock SP)
Karen Aumen
High Falls (Little River)
Mike Andress
Mark Hayes
Lori Lees
High Falls (SF Mills River)
REI
High Falls (Thompson River)
Karena Poupard
High Falls (WF Tuckasegee River)
Brooks Sizemore
Suzanne Stone
Wes Stone
Loralee Walters
Latinos Aventureros en las Carolinas
High Shoals Falls
Amanda Belcher
Gabby King
Angel King
Kelly Mulligan
Hooker Falls
Barb Gibson
Allison Grier
Lori Lees
Hungry River, lower waterfall
Kelly Lockamy
Danny Morrow
Hungry River, upper waterfall
Ciera Haynes Brodowska
Blake Francis
Kelly Lockamy
Danny Morrow
Hunt Fish Falls
Jo Landreth
Jacks Cove Falls
Brandon Beiler
Rachel Beiler
Jane Cantrell Falls
Paula Swartz
Carol Vickery
Johns Jump Falls
Deborah Hart-Serafini
Our Gems on the Hill
Jumping Fish Falls
Laura Meeks
Amy Norris
Randy Norris
Juney Whank Falls
Anne Greak
Katies Falls
Kyle Cook
Melissa Southern
Lanier Falls
Chakra Scouts & Holly Hayes
Conscious Sons & Holly Hayes
Laughing Falls
Chris Armenti
Paul Fredrickson
Barbara McKay
Taylor Tipton
John Valenti
Southern Quality Company
Southern Quality Company
Lauren Falls
Kevin Adams
Patricia Adams
Lemon Falls
Dana Koogler
Linville Falls
Amber Jordan
Benson Jordan
Cathy Lacienski
Nick Massey
Little Beartrap Falls
Ryan Mallon
Little Bearwallow Falls
Ann Hubbard
Sam Hubbard
Little Bird Falls
Patricia Adams
Kevin Adams
Little Bradley Falls
Anne Greak
Kelsey Kuehl
Tara Maki
Darlene Soyars
Tery Edgerton
Outdoor Kidventures
Little Fall Branch Falls
Dana Koogler
Little Lost Cove Falls
Meagan Coneybeer
Little Moore Cove Falls
Emily Felty
Friends group: Caitlin Beveridge, Stephen Beveridge, Leah Charbonneau, Delaney Kloesel, Thomas Orndorff, Jordan Reed, Michael Reed.
Little Wildcat Falls
Stephanie Leigh
Log Hollow Falls
Howard Colby
Kiki Compton
Penny Longhurst
Logging Road Falls
Wally Storey
Long Branch Falls
Rebecca Bush, Marsha Devan, Linda Fradley, Dj Golden, Sharon Gublo, Vicki Held, Sandra Lippy, Cheryl Manzone, Julia Ross, Debra Smale, Jody Winfield
Trail Rockin’ Adventure Chicks (TRACS)
Looking Glass Falls
Stephanie Juergens
Lori Lees
Stephen Matadobra
Sheila Pittman
Lower Balsam Falls
Kevin Adams
Patricia Adams
Lower Bearwallow Falls
Karen Frizzell
Lower Bubbling Spring Branch Falls
Kirstie Arrington
Lower Cascade Falls
Amber Bullins
Jeremy Leath
Matthew Perry
Regina Smith
Steve Smith
03XX Foundation
Lower Catawba Falls
Jennifer Johnson
Deaf Waterfall Group of NC
Lower Rhapsodie Falls
Chip Brown
Lower Rockhouse Creek Falls
Carol Clayton
Diane Rivers
Allison Rivers
Lower Sam Branch Falls
Steve Livingston
Aylssa Melton
Lower Thunderhole Falls
Mike Koenig
Lower Wildcat Falls
Stephanie Leigh
Maple Spring Branch Falls
Dwane Bowker
Geoffrey Wren
Marilou Bradley Falls
Andy Kunkle
Christy Kunkle
Jack Thyen
Team Waterfall
Team Waterfall
McGalliard Falls
Tamara Houser
Natasha Lindsey
Shawnel Peecher
Toby Peecher
Melrose Falls
Ryan Kormanik
Katie Reph
Middle Prong Falls
Ryan Mallon
Middle Wildcat Falls
Stephanie Leigh
Mill Shoals Falls
Gavin Fugate
Brian Habel
Carol Hardison
David Mitchell
Nancy Mitchell
Mingo Falls
Tracie Lynn
Donna Yates
Mooney Falls
Kyle Cook
Melissa Southern
Moore Cove Falls
Emily Felty
Rich Stevenson
Friends group: Caitlin Beveridge, Stephen Beveridge, Leah Charbonneau, Delaney Kloesel, Thomas Orndorff, Jordan reed, Michael Reed.
Mount Hardy Falls
Todd Roy
Mouse Creek Falls
Carol Bailey
Jack Bailey
Marc Lehmann
Donna Machen
Nellies Falls
Edward Bentson
Anne Lazo Sedlatschek
North Harper Creek Falls
Jennifer Chandler
Cathy Lacienski
Chandler Law PLLC
Otter Falls
Patricia Falls
Kevin Adams
Patricia Adams
Phillips Branch Falls
Beth Bradshaw
Picklesimer Rock House Falls
Jeremy Dennison
Pinky Falls
Laura Larson
Pot Branch Falls
Brandy Rikard
R.J. Verde
Pothole Falls (Greenland Creek)
Luanne Allgood
Ed Paukovits
Potholes Falls (Chattooga River)
Lauren Smith
Pounding Mill Falls
Teresa Bell
Glenn Benton
Quarry Falls
Rebecca Applegate
Rainbow Falls
Kiki Compton
Rachelle Compton
Megan Gist
Reed Morton
Linda Pannullo
In memory of Debbie Compton
Ranger Falls
Laura Larson
Waterfall Keepers of North Carolina
Reems Creek Falls (Lake Louise Park)
Rick Deal
Duggan Luck
Krista Luck
Reese Place Falls
Paula Swartz
Carol Vickery
Roaring Fork Falls
Tammy Bouton
Drema Dutka
Kristen Jackson
Rough Butt Creek Falls
Brittany Brown
Rufus Morgan Falls
Kyle Cook
Melissa Southern
Schoolhouse Falls
Tara Maki
Outdoor Kidventures
Second Falls (Graveyard Fields)
Carrie Mann
Danielle Rolph
Pratik Shah
Best Western Smoky Mountain Inn
Secret Falls (Big Creek)
Stacia Bennett
Eleni McDaniel
Audrey Sheppard
Setrock Creek Falls
Kristen Jackson
Shacktown Falls
Magdalena Cinceva
Daniel McGorty
Matt McGorty
Rayna McGorty
Audrey Meixner
Brian Meixner
Clara Meixner
Henry Meixner
Scouts BSA Troop 219G
Steve Temple
Johnette Walser
Temple Family
She Falls Falls
Blaine McLauchlin
Carrianne McLauchlin
Eric McLauchlin
Shunkawauken Falls
Ken Smith
Denise McClean
Sillers Falls
Scott Jackson
Silver Run Falls
Rheannon Graham
Silvervale Falls
Alea Sherrill
Ella Sherrill
Skinny Dip Falls
Danielle Rolph
Slick Rock
Kiki Compton
Soco Falls
Leslie Louis
Brooks Sizemore
Donna Yates
South Harper Creek Falls
Daniel Sapp
Spruce Pine Lodge, waterfall at
Stephen Temple
The Temple Family
Stairstep Falls (Green River Game Lands)
Dan Rosser
Amanda Tucci
Tyler “Brooks” Wallace
Carolinas King
Steels Creek Falls
Brian Murphy
Megan Wright
Appalachian Adventure Group
Still Falls
Christy McMakin
David Wheeler
Stone Mountain Falls
Lauren Calloway
Traci Loria
Team Business Buddy, LLC
Sunburst Falls
Gordon Gilomen
Todd Roy
Sunburst Falls & NC 215
Gordon Gilomen
Sweat Heiffer Cascades
Katie Sue Kendall
Tanasee Creek Falls
Paul Fredrickson
Tanawha Falls
Amanda Amthor
Women of the Triangle Hiking Club
Thorps Creek Falls
Diana Caldwell
Thunderhole Falls
Mike Koenig
Tom Branch Falls
Anne Greak
Kathy Koontz
Toms Creek Falls
Stephanie
Stacy Fillingim
Tamara Houser
Tamarca Hollow, A Nature Retreat
Toms Spring Falls
Darby Dame
Lucretia Pintacuda (And members of her hiking group)
Lucretia’s Hikers
Torys Falls
Tom Holcombe
Rick Morris
William Neagle
Trash Can Falls (Laurel Creek Falls)
Justine Homiak
Larredo Quiambao
Madison Tedrow
Triple Falls
Mike Andress
Mark Hayes
Lori Lees
Turtleback Falls
Kathryn Johnson Cameron
Kiki Compton
Rachelle Compton
Megan Gist
In memory of Debbie Compton
Twin Falls (Pisgah NF)
Sharilyn Carpenter
Carrie Ritchie & Lutheridge Alumni
In honor of Tony Yount
Upper Balsam Falls
Kevin Adams
Patricia Adams
Upper Bubbling Spring Branch Falls
Kirstie Arrington
Upper Camp Branch Falls
Chris Taylor
Upper Cascade Falls
Jeremy Leath
03XX Foundation
Upper Catawba Falls
Jennifer Johnson
Brad Yates
Deaf Waterfall Group of NC
Upper Courthouse Falls
Luanne Allgood
Ed Paukovits
Upper Creek Falls
Teri Hammer
Justin Tennessee Hopkins
Elizabeth White
Michael White
Upper Falls (Graveyard Fields)
Carrie Mann
Upper Little Lost Cove Falls
Meagan Coneybeer
Upper Log Hollow Falls
Howard Colby
Penny Longhurst
Upper Mingo Falls
Donna Yates
Upper Sols Creek Falls
Amanda Cagle
Karen Frizzell
Upper Toms Spring Falls
Lucretia Pintacuda (And members of her hiking group)
Lucretia’s Hikers
Uwharrie Falls
Rachel Cummings
Martha Dobson
Walker Hollow Falls
Scott Bullock
Walker Falls
Annie Clingenpeel
Susanna Euston
Everette Robinson
Linda Zang
Susanna Euston Photography
Wash Hollow Falls
Steve Livingston
Alyssa Melton
Waterfalls Park Falls
Courtney Simmons
Whaleback Falls
Barbara Grimm
William Grimm
Miriam Scott
The Grimm Family
Wild Explorers
Whiteoak Creek Falls (near Mount Mitchell)
John Owen
Kathy Wood
Mountain Meadows
White Owl Falls
Kathryn Johnson Cameron
Brittany Hedges
Whitmire Falls
Paula Swartz
Carol Vickery
Widows Creek Falls
Lianne Pierrard
Widows Creek Trail
Patty Jennings
Wildcat Falls (Pisgah NF)
Bonnie Monsalve
Wilderness Falls
Andy Coburn
Williamson Creek Falls
Sharon Moya
Window Falls
Karen Auman
Gail Washington
Windy Falls
Ryan Mallon
Wintergreen Falls
(DuPont State Recreational Forest)
Carmen Armour
Drake Bass
Holly Bass
Connie Mero
Wolf Creek Falls (Paradise Falls)
Wheatley Posey
Woodruff Branch Falls
Aaron Murray
