Attractions Near Cashiers, North Carolina

Turtleback Falls and Rainbow Falls

Turtleback Falls and Rainbow Falls

(Not for young children or the less than physically fit.)
(From Cashiers) From the junction of US 64 & NC 107 drive (E) on US 64 for 10.4 mi. Turn R (S) on NC 281. Cont. for 0.9 mi. to a National Forest Service Horsepasture River/Rainbow Falls sign on the L. Park on the right, cross the road, and enter the woods on an old "jeep" trail. *Descend the trail (which gets progressively poorer) for approximately a mile until it intersects a trail which parallels the river. To your front is Turtleback Falls. Go left along the trail to view Turtleback Falls from the bottom. Cont. another quarter-mile in the same direction to Rainbow Falls, a 150-ft. waterfall that boasts rainbows on sunny mornings.