The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built a ½ mile trail in the 1930s that passes behind the falls and emerges on the other side of the Cullasaja River Gorge. The trail includes several sets of stone steps and has a concrete surface to the waterfall. Behind the falls and on the opposite side of the gorge, the trail surface is natural rock and packed gravel.
More recently, an accessible viewing platform was built immediately downstream of the parking area to allow visitors with mobility issues to view the waterfall.
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| Information board in the parking area |
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| Solitary picnic table in the parking area |
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| Vault toilet |
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| Beginning of accessible path to overlook |
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| Looking down on the CCC kiosk from the accessible walkway |
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| Dry Falls from the accessible viewing platform |
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| CCC kiosk |
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| Looking back up the stone stairs to the CCC kiosk |
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| Concrete trail surface |
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| View from the trail |
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| Switchback and more stairs |
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| View of the falls from the switchback |
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| View from the trail |
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| Another view from the trail |
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| Closer view |
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| Cullasaja River Gorge below the falls |
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| One more view |
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| Almost behind the falls |
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| View through the waterfall |
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| Still in the mist zone |
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| Closeup of Dry Falls from the opposite side of the gorge |
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| A wider perspective |
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| Fenced-in end of the trail |
Entry to the parking area and falls is free.
The Dry Falls webpage is https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/nfsnc/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5188442.
The Nantahala National Forest website is https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/nfsnc/recarea/?recid=48634.
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