Sliding Rock
A natural water slide in Pisgah National Forest where you ride a roughly 18 m slick rock face into a cold pool.
Sliding Rock is a smooth, sloping granite formation polished by a stream, over which tens of thousands of liters of cold water flow every minute. Visitors slide down seated and land in a pool about 2 m deep, where the water stays in the low teens Celsius even in summer. In peak season there are lifeguards and a small entrance fee, along with changing rooms and a viewing area. Wear shoes that can get wet and durable swimwear. Located about 13 km north of Brevard on US-276 and roughly 1 hour from Asheville, it can be combined with Looking Glass Falls.
Opening hours
Summer approx. 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Looking Glass Rock
- Looking Glass Falls
- Cradle of Forestry in America
- Graveyard Fields
- Black Balsam Knob
- Mount Pisgah
- DuPont State Recreational Forest
- North Carolina Arboretum