Window Falls (Hanging Rock)

Window Falls
Window Falls, September 2005
Location	Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°24′03″N 80°15′34″W / 36.400918°N 80.259479°W / 36.400918; -80.259479
Type	Plunge, Cascade
Total height	27 ft (8.2 m)
Number of drops	2

Window Falls is a waterfall in North Central North Carolina, located in Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County.

The subject watercourse is Indian Creek, which flows through Hanging Rock State Park. The falls is situated adjacent to a rock formation that has a small aperture that visitors can peer through, giving the falls its name.

The falls are open to the public and are accessible beginning at a parking area on the side of Hall Road. Visitors may take a moderate-difficulty 0.6-mile (1 km) trail to the falls. Visitors will pass the viewing area for Hidden Falls along the way.

Unlisted on park maps is a small, unnamed, 15 ft. (4 m.) high waterfall directly above Window Falls.

Hanging Rock State Park hosts 4 other waterfalls:

• Tory's Falls
• Lower Cascades
• Upper Cascades
• Hidden Falls

• North Carolina Waterfalls - Window Falls and Hidden Falls