North Carolina Waterfalls

Clear directions and beautiful photography!

I bought this to take on a week long trip to NC. The pictures are beautiful, the directions I used were accurate, and I can see how this book would be of value to someone who spends a lot of time in NC. As it turned out, it wasn't the best choice for my recent trip, but that's no reason to reduce the rating. I can, however, see using this on a future trip. Here's why it wasn't the best choice for me this time. First, I wasn't familiar with the area, so the organization of the book was not helpful without an actual map. (I should have bought the map by Kevin Adams that goes with this.) Second, I'm not so enthusiastic (or fit) to go bush-whacking to see a waterfall or anything else, so perhaps an index of falls with difficulty levels would be helpful as an appendix. (Perhaps this was also part of the map I didn't buy.) Third, my plan was to hike with my dog to waterfalls, but I wasn't staying in the area where there were any waterfalls close by, so I could only use this for a few waterfalls, and those were ones listed on most websites. Now that I have the book, I will be able to plan my next NC visit to take in more of the lovely falls.

I own eight different waterfall books for different states, This book by far is the best, it has GPS coordinates for parking, and coordinates for the waterfalls, it less a ton of waterfalls. Only thing to be careful of is private property. The book will list when it is in private property, but I want to a few of them and turn back after seeing no trespassing signs

Beautiful photographs and comprehensive waterfall information.

This book is jam packed with information about waterfalls in North Carolina. Has many waterfall that I did not even know existed. And I am an avid hiker. The navigation of the book is nice becuase you at a map to find the section of North Carolina you are looking for a waterfall. He rates them on beauty and photographability. If that’s a word. It has pictures of the waterfalls that might be worth making a special effort to go look at. It is a great book to keep up with all the falls that you have been to. And also all the falls you want to go to. I pinpointed my location on the map and used a string to find which ones were nearest so I could start close and explore. Worth having in your library. He also references some other sources of info.

I had the previous version of this book and love this updated 3rd edition so much more. The full color pics are wonderful, but even better are the GPS coordinates to every trailhead and waterfall, which is exactly what I was missing with the 2nd edition. It's extremely thorough in describing the hikes, which I find very helpful since I hike with my dog and need to know if the conditions require climbing or other things he can't do. The organization of the book by region is great with maps in each chapter to show the proximity of the waterfalls to each other; great for planning your route. I love that he rates the beauty of each waterfall, and although subjective, he gives some reasoning for his ratings to help you decide if that hike is worth it. I refer to this book before every hike and highly recommend it to any waterfall enthusiast in NC!

This book is just want anyone who likes detail and instruction needs. Kevin does an amazing job with honest opinions and spot on directions, I mean spot on. I love how the book is broke down by area. It just makes sense and works so well. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for the perfect NC waterfall guide!

I own a lot of waterfall books; probably over 20. Up until now the best book out of all of them has been Kevin Adams' "North Carolina Waterfalls", 2nd edition. The 3rd edition, the book I'm reviewing, surpasses the previous one by miles!! It is extremely well-written, contains valuable information about hiking and waterfall safety precautions, and is probably the most complete guide to the state's falls in existence. Not only are all of those things true, the photography, all color, is phenomenal! I don't believe I've ever seen such astounding pictures of water flowing at night with the Milky Way galaxy spread gloriously out above it!! This author is talented in a multitude of areas. Buy this book! You will not be disappointed!!

This book combines an encyclopaedic listing and description of the waterfalls of North Carolina with coffee-table quality in printing and photography. In my experience, that's unique. The book is printed in a large format on glossy paper and there are excellent photographs of 400 waterfalls, with several hundred minor ones described. This is the pinnacle of waterfall guides.