Cullasaja
2. Middle (Below Cosmic Crunch to Above Cullasaja Falls) (Middle Cullasaja)
April 17, 2003
Trip Report
| Reporter | Todd Corey |
Middle Cullasaja
Directions: From Brevard take 64 West all the way into Highlands. (Ignore the real estate development advertising Cullasaja that pops up before Highlands.) 64 West will take a right hand turn in Highlands. As you leave town you will pass a Fee Area for Dry Falls. SR 1620 is the first road on your left after you pass Dry Falls. The sign is located on your right but the road is on your left. The gauge on the bridge is located downstream on river right. The day I ran the Middle the gauge was reading 7.28 and the internet gauge was at 4.1. This was an optimal level.
Take Out: Drive up stream from Cullasaja Falls. You will see T-Bone just above the falls. It is easily recognizable from the car-sized boulder sitting in the middle of the river. Just up stream from this there is a turn off on the right. Park there for the take out.
Put In: As you leave the take-out keep heading up stream. About a mile or so (didn