Falls Lake

Falls Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Falls Lake

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Falls Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.94182, -78.58139. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Falls Lake

• North Raleigh United Methodist Church · church · Wake · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn · lake · Wake · ~16 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Chapel · church · Wake · ~21 km · Must-see
• William B. Umstead State Park · sanctuary · Wake · ~23 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Museum of Art · museum · Wake · ~23 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Museum of History · fort · Wake · ~23 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Wake · ~23 km · Must-see
• Edenton Street United Methodist Church · church · Wake · ~23 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Raleigh · church · Wake · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pullen Memorial Baptist Church · church · Wake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pullen Park · park · Wake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Carousel · attraction · Wake · ~24 km · Must-see
• JC Raulston Arboretum · park · Wake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Dorothea Dix Park · park · Wake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Crabtree County Park · lake · Wake · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Crabtree · lake · Wake · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sree Venkateswara Temple of North Carolina · temple · Wake · ~32 km · Must-see
• Yates Mill · museum · Wake · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Falls Lake

Other waterfalls near Falls Lake

• Falls of the Neuse Dam · waterfall · Wake · ~0 km
• Falls Baptist Church · waterfall · Wake · ~1 km
• Falls Of Neuse Pentecostal Holiness Church · waterfall · Wake · ~1 km
• Falls Lake · waterfall · Wake · ~2 km
• Summermill at Falls River · waterfall · Wake · ~5 km
• Falls Lake · waterfall · Wake · ~5 km
• Cortland Falls River · waterfall · Wake · ~5 km
• Cove at Falls Lake · waterfall · Wake · ~5 km
• Sausage point Island, Falls Lake · waterfall · Wake · ~7 km
• Falls Lake Boat Ramp · waterfall · Wake · ~10 km

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