Waterfall

Leatherwood Falls

Clay County, NC

Leatherwood Falls is a waterfall in the Fires Creek Recreation Area of the Nantahala National Forest in Clay County, North Carolina, near Hayesville. A short, accessible trail from the Fires Creek Picnic Area leads to the cascade, making it one of the easier waterfalls to reach in the region.

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