09/26/08
Pool Creek Falls & waterfalls on Wolf Creek

Chimney Rock State Park does not have official public access to Pool Creek and Wolf Creek, so I'm not going to provide hiking directions yet. When the general public does get access, here's what's in store for them:

Pool Creek Falls is a long steep slide that culminates in a near-vertical slide that's maybe 65 feet high. Another drop of about 45 feet is just upstream from the main falls, close enough maybe to be considered the upper drop of one large waterfall, rather than a separate falls. Taken as a whole, and particularly when you factor in the view from the top, this waterfall would rate at least an 8. On Wolf Creek is a 5-foot overhanging free-fall that has a long slide above and below. Upstream is a near-vertical 30-foot falls, and upstream from it are several more smaller falls. I have not fully explored all of Wolf Creek.