North CarolinaNC Waterfalls

Doctors Shoals is a rapid on Cape Fear River downstream from McGaws Falls and the NC 217 bridge in Erwin. It’s just below the mouth of Little River. As far as I know, the only public access is by water. I haven’t seen it.

For information about Cape Fear River in general, including a table listing all the waterfalls on the river, visit the River Basins & Rivers page and click on the Cape Fear River Basin tab.