Waterfall Wonders at Reems Creek Falls

CAUTION: Google should update the information for this location, as the map leads you to private property and the people who work there are not friendly...

Epic swimming and jump spot, public fishing stream!!! It is 100% public checked with the the agency on 5/25/2022 to confirm that this swimming hole is definitely not private property!!! Local people just want it for themselves and lie about getting tickets and patrol men when there are none!!! to legally access these falls you just have to hike upstream and stay in the high water marks of the river and banks- go up reems creek starting at the French broad and you can legally go. Do not go on the private property trails through the rock quarry. Under North Carolina law, it is completely legal to hike to Reems Creek Falls as long as you stay strictly within the flowing water and wet stream bed.The Legality of the River HikePublic Trust Waters: Reems Creek is a designated hatchery-supported public trout stream. In North Carolina, the public possesses a permanent right to navigate, wade, fish, and recreate within public trust waterways.The Wet-Foot Rule: You are legally permitted to walk, wade, or swim up the creek. As long as your feet remain in the water or on the wet rocks of the active stream bed or below the high water line, you are exercising your public right of recreation and are not trespassing.Where Trespassing Applies: The property lines of the surrounding private landowners and the nearby rock quarry only dictate the land above the high water line . Stepping out of the water onto the dry embankments above the high water mark around the falls is where civil trespassing laws apply. To reach the falls legally without crossing private land, hikers utilize the following entirely in-water route:The Starting Point: Park at the small pull-off flat near the bridge where Monticello Road / Riverside Drive crosses near the French Broad River.The Approach: Drop directly down into the mouth of Reems Creek from the bridge area.The Hike: Hike approximately 1.5 miles directly upstream through the water or below the high water line.The Terrain: Because you must stay entirely in the waterway, expect a slow-going journey. It takes experienced hikers about an hour to navigate the slick river rocks, logjams, and waist-deep wading pools to finally reach the three-tiered waterfall and its deep swimming hole. ENJOY❤️🙏

Poorly ladled, location is wrong, this is private property. Google should remove it and let local guides relocate it and add correct information.

The map takes you to a quarry that doesn’t not have access to the water. Never found the water fall. Don’t take anything that says private property, the ppl there are rude and don’t take nice to strangers getting lost.

As others have said this is innacurate the directions take you to a fenced off quarry im not sure where the falls is but like one of the other reviews we found a nice little riverside park going further up the road...