Bridal Veil Falls
This falls starts with a short drop over a ledge, which allows you to walk behind the falls. Then, the river flows over a wide, gently sloping rock face where the whitewater fans out, giving the falls its name. This is a spectacular sight and highly recommended.
Directions
Driving
Bridal Veil Falls is close to the center of Dupont State Forest. The quickest way there is to park at the Buck Forest parking area. From Asheville, take I-26 east to Exit 40, and take NC-280 toward Pisgah Forest. At the NC 280/US 276/US 64 junction, turn left (east) on US-64 and go 3.7 miles to the Texaco station in Penrose. Turn right on Crab Creek Rd. Go 4.3 miles and turn right on DuPont Rd. Go just over 4 miles to the parking area on the left. (Dupont Road will climb a hill and change names to Staton Road, then begin a long downhill, at the bottom of which is the bridge over the Little River and the Hooker Falls parking area. Keep going - the Buck Forest parking area is just past this on the left).
Trail
Hike down Buck Forest Road, across the covered bridge, then right on Conservation Road, then right on Bridal Veil Falls Road to the falls.
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Statistics
- Height: 100 ft
- Elevation: 2580 ft
- Stream: Little River
- Landowner: Dupont State Forest
- GPS: 35.177509, -82.619141