The plunge pool is around 8 feet deep in the middle, with a strong churning river current, so users must be able to swim or wear a life vest.

Sliding Rock is a small slide-type waterfall on Looking Glass Creek, in the Pisgah National Forest, near Brevard, North Carolina.

A restroom and changing room is provided during staffed hours, and a staff of lifeguards are periodically on duty: Sliding Rock is staffed full-time especially throughout the busiest part of summer, and on weekends early and late in the summer season.

A $5.00 per person fee is charged by Forest Service to access the area between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, when lifeguards are present and other staff are on duty maintaining bathrooms, keeping the facility and park clean, and providing access to emergency services.

However, the rock is always closed to sliders during times of high water, dangerous weather, or when thunder/lightning is detected in the area.