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Toxaway Falls

Toxaway Falls

Toxaway Falls is a little over an hour away, on the other side of Brevard.

Bridge over Toxaway Falls
Bridge over Toxaway Falls

If you drive west on 64 past Brevard toward Cashiers, you will pass over Toxaway Falls.

Toxaway Falls - A safe place to pull over on the Brevard side of the waterfall
A safe place to pull over on the Brevard side of the waterfall

There is now a place to park and you can now safely walk near the road.

The dam burst scraped off all the soil and trees and scoured the land down to the rocks at Toxaway Falls
The dam burst scraped off all the soil and trees and scoured the land down to the rocks at Toxaway Falls

On the other side of the road is a dam. The first dam broke over a hundred years ago and scraped the soil, rocks and trees away.

They put up a fence to keep people from climbing the rocks around Toxaway Falls
They put up a fence to keep people from climbing the rocks around Toxaway Falls

People used to climb over the railing and walk all over the rocks. I never heard of anyone falling, but it wouldn’t surprise me. The rocks can get really slick and it is a long way down.

Toxaway River leaves Lake Toxaway and spills under the bridge.
Toxaway River leaves Lake Toxaway and spills under the bridge.
Toxaway Falls
Toxaway Falls
Toxaway Falls is now part of the North Carolina State Park system
Toxaway Falls is now part of the North Carolina State Park system

Toxaway Falls and the Toxaway Dam Break >