Triple Falls is a 125-foot (38 m)

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located in the

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, southeast of

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Geology

Triple Falls flows on the

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through the DuPont State Forest in

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. It is one of 4 major waterfalls on the Little River in this area, the others being High Falls, Hooker Falls, and

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. Triple Falls has 3 distinct, different types of waterfalls.

History

Triple Falls has been known for years to local residents. In the 1990s, DuPont Forest was sold to the State of North Carolina, and as DuPont has completed cleanup of various areas, those areas have been made open to the public. A

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of Triple Falls was one of the tools used to convince the state to purchase the property, which is now a {{convert, 10000, acre, km2, 0, sing=on state forest.

Visiting Triple Falls

Visitors may park at the Hooker Falls parking area, and then hike the Triple Falls / High Falls Trail for roughly 1/2 mile. There are 2 views of the falls, one of the base, where you can only see the bottom falls, and a second upper overlook that lets you view the entire falls. DuPont State Forest may also allow access to the falls by vehicle to

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persons. Contact the DuPont State Forest for more information. As with all waterfalls, visitors are strongly discouraged from climbing the rocks near the falls. There have been many deaths at Triple Falls.Raising Waterfall Awareness
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Nearby falls

* High Falls * Hooker Falls *

* Wintergreen Falls * Connestee Falls and Batson Creek Falls *

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* Glen Cannon Falls * Turley Falls

In popular culture

The waterfall was also featured in a scene in the movies ''

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References

External links

North Carolina Waterfalls Dupont State Forest Page
Protected areas of Transylvania County, North Carolina Waterfalls of North Carolina DuPont State Forest Waterfalls of Transylvania County, North Carolina