Hooker Falls

DuPont State Forest, North Carolina, USA

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Hooker Falls was the first of three waterfalls on the Little River we visited (the other two being Triple Falls and High Falls) while touring DuPont State Forest.

What this falls lacked in height (probably about 15ft tall) it definitely made up for with its width and classically rectangular shape.

DuPont_027_20121018 - Hooker Falls
Hooker Falls

Julie tends to be partial towards the wider waterfalls so this one definitely was her type.

Plus, the Autumn colors surrounding this waterfall certainly added to its scenic allure.

We were able to access this waterfall from the Hooker Falls parking lot (see directions below), where we followed a short 1/4-mile trail (or 0.3 miles depending on which sign you look at).

Along the way, the trail offered us profile views of the falls from above it as well as the frontal views you see in the rest of the photos on this page.

The trail was wide enough to lead me to believe that it used to be a road (possibly a logging road?).

DuPont_017_20121018 - Broad direct look at the entire width of the Hooker Falls backed by Autumn colors
Broad direct look at the entire width of the Hooker Falls backed by Autumn colors

Perhaps some restoration work was also going on by the banks of the Little River due to soil erosion (probably as a result of the clearing of vegetation from logging).

Anyways, it’s said that Hooker Falls was named after Edmund Hooker who ran a mill downstream from the falls back in the late 1800s.

Thus, we’ve seen in the literature that this falls was also called Mill Shoal Falls.

Given the easy and short trail, we were probably one of at least a half-dozen people with DSLRs who brought a tripod for those long silky shots like you see in the photo at the top of this page.

Authorities

Hooker Falls resides in the DuPont State Forest near Brevard in Transylvania County, North Carolina. It is administered by the North Carolina Forest Service. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, visit their website.

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Tagged with: dupont, state forest, transylvania county, brevard, north carolina, waterfall, little river, mill shoal falls, edmund hooker



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Transylvania County, Brevard, NC July 7, 2011 2:08 pm by BJ Winchester - These three waterfalls you can get to by parking in the Hooker Falls parking lot. The Hooker Falls is so offset that you can get behind the fall and sit down! All three of these waterfalls you can swim at the pool in the bottom. The High Falls is over 300 ft. This is a… ...Read More

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