A man with a a red shirt definitely adds color to Hickory Nut Falls at Chimney Rock State Park in North Carolina.

A man with a a red shirt definitely adds color to Hickory Nut Falls at Chimney Rock State Park in North Carolina.

Both adults and children can walk the trail to the base of Hickory Nut Falls in Chimney Rock State Park and enjoy the falling water.

Families with small children frequent Hickory Nut Falls at Chimney Rock State Park, North Carolina, as one young explorer is awed by the waterfall and the other one wants to go closer.


Hickory Nut Falls trail’s main destination is to the base of the waterfalls. It is relatively safe to rock-hop and explore the stream right at the base of the falls since it is flat there, but it is generally frowned upon. Adventurers cross the base and even use it as a photo shoot!


Hickory Nut Falls in Chimney Rock State Park, North Carolina is a rather light-flowing and feathery falls flowing through granite rocks. It’s hard to say whether this is a seasonal waterfall or just a light-flowing one that happens to be year-round.

Hickory Nut Falls is a waterfall located at Chimney Rock State Park in North Carolina. The 404-ft. tall Hickory Nut Falls is one of the highest waterfalls east of the Mississippi, made more notable by its appearance in the movie The Last of the Mohicans.

