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Waterfall

Schoolhouse Falls

Jackson County, NC

Schoolhouse Falls is the best-known waterfall in the Panthertown Valley backcountry area of Jackson County, within Nantahala National Forest near Cashiers. A modest but scenic drop, it feeds a large pool popular for wading and is reached by a short hike, with trails maintained by the Friends of Panthertown.

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