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Bee Cove Falls

Oconee County, South Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Oconee County, South Carolina
Access status
Partial guide: final approach off-trail; listing match probable
The walk
2.1 miles one way, per SC Trails
Ground & access
Old forest road, then a fading path and a steep off-trail descent with rock outcrops. Below the first cascade, dense rhododendron makes progress very slow.

Bee Cove Falls is a remote multi-tier waterfall, one steep cascade and four smaller ones, in Sumter National Forest. From Walhalla, take SC 28 north to SC 107 and bear right; FS 702 is the second paved road on the right after Fish Hatchery Road. Park and walk east down FS 702 about 1 mile; just after crossing Bee Cove Creek take the right fork. In about 0.3 mile at a three-way intersection take the right path over a dirt barrier; in another 0.1 mile, where the road curves left, take the less defined path to the right. The path fades within 0.1 mile; from there, work down the steep slope and follow the sound to the first cascade. This partial guide follows SC Trails; the final approach is off-trail, and this listing's match is probable.

Plan your visit

FS 702 off SC 107, east along the old road past Bee Cove Creek, then a fading path and off-trail descent to Bee Cove Falls

SC Trails lists 2.1 miles one way. The last part, about 300 feet, is off-trail. Return the same way.

Old forest road, then a fading path and a steep off-trail descent with rock outcrops. Below the first cascade, dense rhododendron makes progress very slow.

Where to start

Park at FS 702 off SC 107. SC Trails gives about 12.9 miles from the SC 28 junction; the county guide gives 12.5 miles and a trailhead point at N 34.98243, W 83.06231.

Timing & water

No seasonal information is given. Allow two to three hours.

Before you go

SC Trails lists no fee.

Visitor information
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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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