Camp Branch Falls
Oconee County, South Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Oconee County, South Carolina
- Access status
- Partial guide: heard from the trail; view and base access not confirmed
- The walk
- About 1.1 miles one way to the falls area, per Discover Upcountry Carolina
- Ground & access
- Forest Service trail that drops steeply at first, then follows the creek. No trail to the base: steep, brushy off-trail ground.
Camp Branch Falls is a 20-foot waterfall on Camp Branch, a tributary of the Chattooga River, in Sumter National Forest. From Westminster, take US 76 west 13.3 miles, Damascus Church Road, Battle Creek Road and Turkey Ridge Road (FS 755) 2.3 miles to the pull-off just past the Opossum Creek trailhead. The trail drops quickly on steps and switchbacks, then follows Camp Branch downstream. At about 1.1 miles you hear the falls off to the left, and may see them when the leaves are down. This partial guide relies on visitor sources: a clear view from the trail is not confirmed, and reaching the base is a steep bushwhack through briers.
Plan your visit
Opossum Creek Trail (#5203) from Turkey Ridge Road (FS 755) down along Camp Branch to the falls area
Discover Upcountry Carolina and Waterfall Hero place Camp Branch Falls about 1.1 miles along the Opossum Creek Falls hike. Return the same way; the walk back is uphill.
Forest Service trail that drops steeply at first, then follows the creek. No trail to the base: steep, brushy off-trail ground.
Where to start
Pull-off on Turkey Ridge Road (FS 755), 2.3 miles from Battle Creek Road, just past the Opossum Creek trailhead, per the Forest Service.
Timing & water
The Forest Service lists the Opossum Creek area as open all year. The falls are easiest to see when the leaves are down.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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- Sparkle FallsPartial guide: no trail; creek walk below Sids FallsOconee County, SC0.6 miS
- Sids FallsPartial guide: forest road walk, then an unofficial user path; parking at the gate not describedOconee County, SC0.6 miS
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- Homer's FallsPartial guide: unofficial trail and a very steep scramble pathOconee County, SC1.2 miNW
- Upper Long Creek FallsOconee County, SC1.4 miNE