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Start of Byway Whitewater Way |
At the Junction of United States Highway #64 with State Highway #281, near Lake Texaway, North Carolina, a community located near Lake Toxaway, in Transylvania County, North Carolina, starts the Byway Whitewater Way. Some of the most beautiful waterfalls in this region of the country can be found along this byway. The route is named after Whitewater Falls, the highest waterfall east of the Rockies in North Carolina. |
| 0.6 1.0 |
Transylvania Turnpike |
Transylvania Turnpike / Meadowlark Drive, Rainbow Falls, located in Gorges State Park, in Horsepasture River area near Sapphire, North Carolina |
| 0.9 1.5 |
Access |
Access to Gorges State Park, Spectacular View of Turtleback Falls, and Bearwallow Falls, near Brevard, North Carolina in Nantahala National Forest. |
| 1.9 3.0 |
Forest Road / Access Route |
Access road to Turtleback Falls, Turtleback Falls, also called Umbrella Falls, a waterfall located in North Carolina, near Brevard, North Carolina. The falls is located on the Horsepasture River. It is on Nantahala National Forest land just outside Gorges State Park. Nearby located Rainbow Falls, a waterfall in Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina. Drift Falls, also known as Bust-Yer-Butt Falls and Driftwood Falls, is a waterfall located in the Nantahala National Forest in Transylvania County, North Carolina. Furtherdown Southeast the Horsepasture River, Bearwallow Falls, a waterfall, is located. |
| 3.6 5.8 |
Gross Road |
Gross Road travels into the Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina |
| 5.1 8.2 |
Upper Whitewater Road |
Upper Whitewater Road / State Route #1188 / 1152, Silver Run Falls near Highway #107, |
| 7.8 12.5 |
Upper Whitewater Falls |
Upper Whitewater Falls, a waterfall, located in the mountainous area of Nantahala National Forest, in North Carolina near the border with South Carolina. Nearby lies Corbin Creek Falls, a waterfall, in North Carolina in the mountainous area within the Nantahala National Forest. |
| 8.3 13.4 |
Access |
Access to Whitewater Falls, a water fall located in the Mountainous area of North Carolina in Nantahala National Forest close to the border with South Carolina. |
| 8.8 14.1 |
End of Byway Whitewater Way |
Byway Whitewater Way ends at the border of North Carolina with South Carolina in Nantahala National Forest on the mountainous region of North Carolina.
This byway passes by some of the highest, and most spectacular waterfalls in the state. |