Riverpark at Cooleemee Falls: The Bullhole

"Great local waterfall and river park area. The $10 weekend entrance fee js a bit much but it has really cleaned up the park."

"Awesome place to play, good swimming areas for kids. River can be very strong in some areas. Rocks are slippery, bring SOCKS they worked better then water shoes for slipping."

"Feeling bad since I did not know this falls though living around this place for quite some time. Amazing water falls. And sort of shore nearby to picnic. Ample space. Very good flow of water with great force. Had great fun here. Little slippery. Only caveat is that they close at 6 PM. Parking fee is $10 and they are closed on Mon & Tue. Definitely will visit again soon. They have shelters in place for food and also some picnic tables. Not sure if they had restrooms. Highly recommended to visit."

"Beautiful location for fun with family and friends. Falls, Riverbed, and Rock slide are great. Little careful with the rock slide area since it's too slippery. Riverbed is a great place for kids and families to swim and play. They charge $5 on week days and $10 over the weekend per Car. Park has shelter, Restroom, Parking lots, trails, falls, Riverbed and so on. Shower pipes near the Restroom. It's one the best waterfall."

"A nice place to go cool off with the family during the summer days. $10.00 per car is not bad and plenty of parking if you get there early. Take some chairs and blanket to put down in the sand and find a spot in the shadows. You can't grill by the falls and small beach but you can if you stay at the top by the parking lot. They have a couple of grills and tables that are under a roof, and the bathrooms are next to this shelter and are clean for the most part. There are a couple of small hiking trails nothing big but the main attraction are the falls. Plenty of space to accommodate a lot of people and you can take your own floating equipment and go down river and enjoy the water. It is recommended that you wear water shoes since the rocks are very slippery and falls will happen. The water itself was not clear when I went there but it did kept me cool and overall I enjoyed it. You do have to walk about 5 min from the parking lot to the falls but it is not bad and there are picnic tables set up in different points it's just a matter of choosing how close you want to be to the falls. Like I said overall it was ok."