Key Falls

Key Falls
Key Falls
Location	Brevard, Transylvania County, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina
Coordinates	35°14′57.24″N 82°40′40″W / 35.2492333°N 82.67778°W / 35.2492333; -82.67778
Type	Cascade, Tiered Cascade
Total height	50 ft (15 m)

Key Falls, is a 50 ft (38 m) waterfall located near Brevard, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.

Geology

Key Falls is a waterfall with a watershed located on an unnamed tributary of the French Broad River. The creek trickles over a series of rocks before continuing on to the French Broad River a few hundred yards downstream.

Visiting Key Falls

The falls is on private property, but the owners allow public access to the falls. The property is owned by Key Falls Inn, a Victorian-style bed and breakfast.

To view the falls, beginning at the intersection of on U.S. Highway 276, U.S. Highway 64, and NC Highway 280 in Brevard, travel east on US 64 for 3.5 miles. Turn right on Crab Creek Road and travel 1.5 miles. Turn right on Everett Road. Travel 2.8 miles to the driveway for the entrance to Key Falls Inn on the left. You can either turn at the gravel road before the entrance and drive 0.2 miles to the falls or you can turn into the Inn's driveway, park, and walk the short path to the falls.^[1]

Nearby falls

• Triple Falls
• High Falls
• Hooker Falls
• Bridal Veil Falls
• Wintergreen Falls
• Connestee Falls and Batson Creek Falls
• Glen Cannon Falls
• Turley Falls

References

External links

• Key Falls Inn