Rufus Morgan Falls

Rufus Morgan falls is located on an isolated loop trail on the east side of Siler Bald.   The forest road access to the trail is off of Wayah Rd and it’s about the only maintained trail in that area.

Rufus Morgan in the Distance
Rufus Morgan in the Distance

The trail is a loop of about a half mile on either side with a decent elevation gain up to the falls.  The main falls can be seen in the background where the trail crosses the creek.

Us at Rufus Morgan Falls
Us at Rufus Morgan Falls

Up close, it’s impossible to see the entire cascade at once but the main drop is impressive and it’s about 5-10 degrees cooler in this little cove than the surrounding forest.  There isn’t much of a pool at the bottom of this one.

Rufus Morgan Falls
Rufus Morgan Falls

Probably everyone who has ever been here has a picture involving this prominent rock.  Now we do too.   Trout usually wanders out of the frame before a picture is taken but for some reason he wandered into this one and sat down nicely in the center.