There are actually two waterfalls here, near Brevard, each on a separate creek. At the overlook, stand at the top of Connestee Falls on Carson Creek. Across the gorge, Batson Creek Falls cascades down to meet Connestee. The now-joined creeks squeeze through a cleft known as Silver Slip, but can’t see it from the upper overlook. Can see Batson Creek Falls pretty well from the overlook, but not Connestee.
Connestee Falls Flowing Water
Batson Creek Falls
Connestee Falls is an 85-foot waterfall near Brevard. It’s easily viewed from the top 50-yard boardwalk to the overlook with the crest of the waterfall just to the left. There are actually two waterfalls here, each on a separate creek. At the overlook, stand at the top of Connestee Falls on Carson Creek. Across the gorge, Batson Creek Falls cascades down to meet Connestee.
Connestee Falls
Batson Creek Falls
People and a dog enjoying the water of Hooker Falls, near Brevard, North Carolina
Sitting by Hooker Falls
Family Enjoying Hooker Falls
Low water in the Looking Glass Creek reveals the rocks that add a nice foreground to the image of the Looking Glass Falls near Brevard
Rocks by Looking Glass Falls
Rocks in the Foreground by Looking Glass Falls
Known as the “Land of Waterfalls,” the Brevard area is home to more than 250 waterfalls. We saw only a few and will post photos from there.
An icon of the Pisgah National Forest, Looking Glass Falls is a 60-foot cascade that is visible from the road.
Looking Glass Falls
Sculpture of a climber by artist Kyle Van Lusk at the Wilderness Leadership and Experiential Education (WLEE) Building at Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina
Climbing the Silo
Walking on the streets in Brevard, we saw unusual items – an old bicycle as a flower-pot holder, and a smiley scarecrow.
Bicycle Art in Brevard
Scarecrow
General and Gem Mine stores from the past in Brevard, North Carolina
General Store in Brevard
Gem Mine
Bronze ravens created by Christine Kosiba sit on large rocks on Main Street, Brevard, near the Times Arcade Alley. The birds are native to high elevations in Western North Carolina.
Bird Sculptures on Rocks
Closeup of Bird Sculpture
At the corner of the Courthouse lawn, this steel sculpture by Aaron Alderman is dramatic in Brevard. Like red wolves, elk were once typical in the Southeast, but they had disappeared by the 1800s. A herd of elk was reintroduced to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2001.
Elk Art
Elk Art Sideways
The Red Wolf by Richard Merrill and Chris Worley in Brevard is very lifelike. The sculpture now stands close to the courthouse gazebo and is made of over 2,000 slivers of steel to represent the wolf’s hair. There is also a steel heart inside.
Red Wolf Art
Red Wolf Art Facing You
The Transylvania County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located in Brevard, North Carolina. It was built in 1873, and is a two-story, “T”-plan Italianate-style brick building with a hipped roof. It has a rear addition built in the early 20th century.
Transylvania County Courthouse
MANtiques is a shop in Brevard – but not just any shop. It’s a combination museum, treasure chest, and scavenger hunt all rolled into a rustic sanctuary for memorabilia, antiques, furniture, and other fine collectibles.
While the store has a masculine feel, those of the female persuasion will also find Mantiques oddly alluring, not so much “manly” but very much in keeping with traditional and authentic mountain/lodge décor.
Mantiques – Antique Shop for Men
The original store, located in beautiful downtown Brevard, North Carolina, is over 6,000 square feet of fun and hands-on excitement. There is a reason that O.P. Taylor’s continues to be the #1 toy store in the South.
Nutcracers guard the store entrance.
Nutcracker Soldier Right
Nutcracker Soldiers
Nutcracker Soldier Left
Walking on the streets of Brevard, North Carolina, found quaint shops, cafes, and interesting, unusual items
Walking on the Street in Brevard
Another Walkway in Brevard
Portraits of live white squirrels in Silvermont Park, Brevard, North Carolina.
Seeing a white squirrel is rare overall, but in some areas, they have established colonies where they are relatively common. Brevard, North Carolina, is known as the “Home of the White Squirrel” and has a large population, with some estimates saying a third of the squirrels there are white.Â
White Squirrel Searching
White Squirrel
Instead of white squirrel-related related items for sale, it was nice to see a live one in motion in Silvermont Park in Brevard, North Carolina
White Squirrel Jumping
White Squirrel in Motion
Stuffed animal toys for children related to white squirrels are available in Brevard, North Carolina
Stuffed White Squirrel Toys
Stuffed White Squirrel Toy
Brevard’s white squirrels are so famous that there are shops carrying items related to them for sale
White Squirrel Shop
White Squirrel Tee-shirts
White Squirrel Towel
Brevard, NC Tee Shirt
Silvermont Park is a 8-acre county park in downtown Brevard, anchored by a 33-room Colonial Revival mansion that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
We saw many activities and decorations related to the white squirrels at Silvermont Park.
Silvermont Mansion
White Squirrel Circus
Silvermont Adventure
Pirate Cove