Andrew Ramey Falls

Oconee County, South Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
Access status: Partial guide: short unofficial scramble path from a forest road
The walk: About 100 feet to a few hundred feet from the road
Ground & access: Short but steep, unofficial scramble path, overgrown in places; rocks are very slippery.

Hiking the Appalachians and Beyond: Fall Creek Waterfalls

Andrew Ramey Falls (also called North Fork Fall Creek Falls, or the First Waterfall on Fall Creek) is a 30-foot cascade on a tributary of Fall Creek in Sumter National Forest. From Walhalla, take SC 28 and Whetstone Road to Chattooga Ridge Road, turn right on Fall Creek Road, bear left onto FS 722, and drive 0.5 mile to the culvert. From the pull-off, a path heads toward the sound of the falls past the upper cascades; after about 100 feet a steep path on the left drops to the base. This partial guide relies on visitor accounts; there is no official trail.

Plan your visit

Pull-off on Fall Creek Road (FS 722) at the Fall Creek tributary culvert, then a steep path down to the base

Waterfall Hero says the steep path to the base leaves the main path about 100 feet from the pull-off; Hiking the Appalachians says the falls are a few hundred feet from Fall Creek Road.

Short but steep, unofficial scramble path, overgrown in places; rocks are very slippery.

Where to start

Small pull-off on the left just beyond the culvert on FS 722, with room for two or three cars, and a larger pull-off before the culvert, per Hiking the Appalachians. The spot is not obvious, but the falls can be heard from it.

Timing & water

Best in winter and spring, per Hiking the Appalachians. FS 722 is unpaved.

Before you go

Hiking the Appalachians lists no fee.

Visitor information

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More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Oconee County, South Carolina.

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