Bee Branch Falls

Bee Branch Falls: 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 Bee Branch Falls

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.

Visiting Bee Branch Falls: tips

• Stay on marked paths: rocks near falls are slippery.
• Flow is strongest in the wet season or during snowmelt.

How to reach Bee Branch Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.42091, -82.71731. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bee Branch Falls

• Mount Pisgah · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~5 km · Must-see
• Pisgah View State Park · sanctuary · Buncombe · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cold Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~16 km · Must-see
• Old Butt Knob · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~16 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Arboretum · park · East Tennessee · ~16 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Arboretum · park · Buncombe · ~16 km · Must-see
• Shining Rock · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Looking Glass Rock · viewpoint · Transylvania · ~18 km · Must-see
• Robinson Rock House Ruin and Plantation Site · fort · Greenville · ~20 km · Must-see
• Graveyard Fields · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Tennent Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Julian · lake · East Tennessee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Black Balsam Knob · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Ashnoca · lake · East Tennessee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Biltmore Estate · attraction · Buncombe · ~25 km · Must-see
• Devil's Courthouse · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Big Butt Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tanasee Bald · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bee Branch Falls

Other waterfalls near Bee Branch Falls

• Raven Cliff Falls · waterfall · Greenville · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lower Whitewater Falls Trail · waterfall · Oconee · ~64 km · Must-see
• Norton Falls on Lake Glenville · waterfall · Pickens · ~80 km · Must-see
• Falls Creek Landing At Keowee · waterfall · Oconee · ~85 km · Must-see
• Grotto Falls Smokey Mountains · waterfall · East Tennessee · ~94 km · Must-see
• Mitchell Falls · waterfall · East Tennessee · ~100 km · Must-see
• Roaring Fork Falls · waterfall · East Tennessee · ~103 km · Must-see
• Tallulah Falls Dam · waterfall · Rabun · ~122 km · Must-see
• Toccoa Falls · waterfall · Stephens · ~136 km · Must-see
• Bradley Creek Falls · waterfall · Transylvania · ~5 km

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