FIRST LOOK: Catawba Falls to reopen with new safety features, accessibility

After a two-year closure, Catawba Falls in Old Fort, North Carolina, is finally set to reopen with safety and accessibility improvements.
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[@patmcbride9853]

The only way yo make it really safe is to keep stupid people away.

[@meganlynn9081]

This isn't safer!! If you couldn't make it to the falls before how are you going to do that many stairs?! Not to mention that the only spot on the trail to the upper falls could've easily been fixed with a ladder like at grandfather mountain. This has destroyed the natural landscape, which is the opposite of conservation. Poor grading has made it a muddy mess and now we're finding out that this has impacted the river itself. It's much shallower now after all the debris. Hiking pages everywhere were furious about people stacking rocks bc of the wildlife in the river, but the entitled government can literally destroy habitats and the surrounding environment so less people can enjoy it lol make it make sense? Sorry but that trail was basically flat with a slight incline and a couple boulders to walk around. One of the easiest trails I've ever done. And now I'm not even sure I can handle the stairs. It's disrespectful and disgusting. 100% would've been better to close it.

[@christianmcgee7042]

Whoever had this idea obviously voted for Biden.

[@christianmcgee7042]

You have ruined it. UTTERLY DESTROYED a the ENTIRE landscape. Now no one will ever be able to enjoy the true beauty.