Does anyone know of some water falls relatively close to Boone with public access? My 8 year old wants to see one this summer. Any help would be appreciated.

Linville falls is nice.

Hebron Rock Colony is always a win, its off of old turnpike road near hound ears.

Trashcan Falls is a good one for jumping off of. About a fifteen foot drop into a pretty deep pool beneath.

Cascade Falls on Blue Ridge Parkway heading north toward Ashe County.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Fa ... lls_Creek)

Once you're at this web-site you will have to hit the "Falls Creek button", "Did you mean Cascade Falls (Falls Creek)"

If you're up for a nice little drive down the parkway then go check out Wilson's Creek. It's maybe a 20-25 minute drive down the parkway then another 20 minutes down into the wilderness area. Also a good place to get some great views of the entire valley & Grandfather mountain.

http://www.ncwaterfalls.com/wilson_creek1.htm

ASUPATCH wrote:Hebron Rock Colony is always a win, its off of old turnpike road near hound ears.

Beware though they've become notorious for towing out of there these days. The dam too. I loved Compression Falls in Tennessee, but that's a half hour away and complicated

Catawba falls just west of Old fort next to I-40 is up close and personal

AppHoops wrote:

ASUPATCH wrote:Hebron Rock Colony is always a win, its off of old turnpike road near hound ears.

Beware though they've become notorious for towing out of there these days. The dam too. I loved Compression Falls in Tennessee, but that's a half hour away and complicated

Yep. Hound Ears pulled out all the stops, paying thousands of dollars to drop bolders along the side of the road and contracting a tow company to strand college kids. That was one of my fondest college memories: climbing around hebron and beaching it with a cooler at the dam. The club criminalized the practice a few years after I graduated.

But I guess we wouldn't want to subject Hound Ears Club members to the horror of seeing cars parked in the vicinity of their course. Snobby curmudgeon bastards.

Gonzo wrote:

AppHoops wrote:

ASUPATCH wrote:Hebron Rock Colony is always a win, its off of old turnpike road near hound ears.

Beware though they've become notorious for towing out of there these days. The dam too. I loved Compression Falls in Tennessee, but that's a half hour away and complicated

Yep. Hound Ears pulled out all the stops, paying thousands of dollars to drop bolders along the side of the road and contracting a tow company to strand college kids. That was one of my fondest college memories: climbing around hebron and beaching it with a cooler at the dam. The club criminalized the practice a few years after I graduated.

But I guess we wouldn't want to subject Hound Ears Club members to the horror of seeing cars parked in the vicinity of their course. Snobby curmudgeon bastards.

Don't park in no parking zones and you won't get towed.

NewApp wrote:

Gonzo wrote:

AppHoops wrote:

ASUPATCH wrote:Hebron Rock Colony is always a win, its off of old turnpike road near hound ears.

Beware though they've become notorious for towing out of there these days. The dam too. I loved Compression Falls in Tennessee, but that's a half hour away and complicated

Yep. Hound Ears pulled out all the stops, paying thousands of dollars to drop bolders along the side of the road and contracting a tow company to strand college kids. That was one of my fondest college memories: climbing around hebron and beaching it with a cooler at the dam. The club criminalized the practice a few years after I graduated.

But I guess we wouldn't want to subject Hound Ears Club members to the horror of seeing cars parked in the vicinity of their course. Snobby curmudgeon bastards.

Don't park in no parking zones and you won't get towed.

No matter what name you choose to go by, you're the Michael Jordan of missing the point and posting just for the sake of posting.

I'm sure from the clubs point of view it's a liability issue. Just a damn shame though.

Gonzo wrote:

NewApp wrote:

Gonzo wrote:

AppHoops wrote:

ASUPATCH wrote:Hebron Rock Colony is always a win, its off of old turnpike road near hound ears.

Beware though they've become notorious for towing out of there these days. The dam too. I loved Compression Falls in Tennessee, but that's a half hour away and complicated

Yep. Hound Ears pulled out all the stops, paying thousands of dollars to drop bolders along the side of the road and contracting a tow company to strand college kids. That was one of my fondest college memories: climbing around hebron and beaching it with a cooler at the dam. The club criminalized the practice a few years after I graduated.

But I guess we wouldn't want to subject Hound Ears Club members to the horror of seeing cars parked in the vicinity of their course. Snobby curmudgeon bastards.

Don't park in no parking zones and you won't get towed.

No matter what name you choose to go by, you're the Michael Jordan of missing the point and posting just for the sake of posting.

I'm sure from the clubs point of view it's a liability issue. Just a damn shame though.

I posted because I feel strongly about those who constantly bash authority, whether it be the Boone PD (whom you call Nazis) or private property owners such as Hound Ears.

I didn't miss the point. The point seemed to be that students were getting their cars towed while they were boozing it up at the water fall.

My personal favorite. Jumped off of it once. DON'T!!!

http://www.ncwaterfalls.com/elk1.htm

This is an exciting new tool that can help you find out interesting things like waterfalls near Boone.

http://bit.ly/1jNsV0w

Gonzo wrote:

NewApp wrote:

Gonzo wrote:

AppHoops wrote:

ASUPATCH wrote:Hebron Rock Colony is always a win, its off of old turnpike road near hound ears.

Beware though they've become notorious for towing out of there these days. The dam too. I loved Compression Falls in Tennessee, but that's a half hour away and complicated

Yep. Hound Ears pulled out all the stops, paying thousands of dollars to drop bolders along the side of the road and contracting a tow company to strand college kids. That was one of my fondest college memories: climbing around hebron and beaching it with a cooler at the dam. The club criminalized the practice a few years after I graduated.

But I guess we wouldn't want to subject Hound Ears Club members to the horror of seeing cars parked in the vicinity of their course. Snobby curmudgeon bastards.

Don't park in no parking zones and you won't get towed.

No matter what name you choose to go by, you're the Michael Jordan of missing the point and posting just for the sake of posting.

I'm sure from the clubs point of view it's a liability issue. Just a damn shame though.

Having a point ensures one doesn't get missed.

SO there's no validity in the HP statement on parking?

brocktune90 wrote:This is an exciting new tool that can help you find out interesting things like waterfalls near Boone.

http://bit.ly/1jNsV0w

I was soliciting help from those who might have actually seen some of these falls first hand and who might have hiked down to them. My gratitude goes out to those MMB'ers who posted serious recommendations.

Well Hound Ears' practice of towing is an effort to keep the kids themselves away from the area. It's not like that parking lot is used for any other purpose or students are keeping patrons from enjoying their club, like I said, it's a liability issue. So no, a generic snark about obeying posted parking signs isn't really relevant. The real shame of the situation is that App students can no longer properly enjoy a local swimming hole that so many before them enjoyed. I do understand why the club would need to proactively defend themselves from a lawsuit given such a dynamic. I was merely commenting to explain why those two spots are no longer what they used to be, and pairing it with a half-serious gripe.

Don't go chasing waterfalls. Please stick to rivers and the lakes that you're used to. I know that you're going to have it your way or nothing at all, but I think you're moving too fast.

Just my two cents.

MAD Doctor wrote:Don't go chasing waterfalls. Please stick to rivers and the lakes that you're used to. I know that you're going to have it your way or nothing at all, but I think you're moving too fast.

Just my two cents.

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Gonzo wrote:

NewApp wrote:

Gonzo wrote:

AppHoops wrote:

ASUPATCH wrote:Hebron Rock Colony is always a win, its off of old turnpike road near hound ears.

Beware though they've become notorious for towing out of there these days. The dam too. I loved Compression Falls in Tennessee, but that's a half hour away and complicated

Yep. Hound Ears pulled out all the stops, paying thousands of dollars to drop bolders along the side of the road and contracting a tow company to strand college kids. That was one of my fondest college memories: climbing around hebron and beaching it with a cooler at the dam. The club criminalized the practice a few years after I graduated.

But I guess we wouldn't want to subject Hound Ears Club members to the horror of seeing cars parked in the vicinity of their course. Snobby curmudgeon bastards.

Don't park in no parking zones and you won't get towed.

No matter what name you choose to go by, you're the Michael Jordan of missing the point and posting just for the sake of posting.

I'm sure from the clubs point of view it's a liability issue. Just a damn shame though.

It is all about liability, many kids ended up jumping off the high spot and getting seriously injured. Multiple ambulance trips have been taken from the dam.