Cedar Creek Falls

Oconee County, South Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
Access status: Partial guide: informal side path from an old forest road; position matched by description
The walk: About 0.3 mile on old forest roads, then 50 feet on a side path, per Upcountry SC
Ground & access: Gated old forest roads, then a short informal path to the creek. Bedrock and pools below the falls; the creek can be high after rain.

Upcountry South Carolina: Cedar Creek Falls

Cedar Creek Falls is a small 10-foot falls on Cedar Creek just upstream of 75-foot Blue Hole Falls in Sumter National Forest. From Walhalla, drive west on SC 28 and turn left on Whetstone Road just before the Mountain Top Trading Post, then left on Cassidy Bridge Road, left on gravel Rich Mountain Road (FS 744) and right on Cedar Creek Road (FS 744C). After 2.5 miles, park by the earth mound that blocks FS 2658 on the right. Walk down FS 2658 to a T intersection and turn right. Pass the first trail on the left, which goes to an overlook of Blue Hole Falls, and take the second trail on the left; the falls are visible after about 50 feet. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Forest Service roads from Walhalla to FS 2658 on Cedar Creek Road, then the old road and a short side path to Cedar Creek Falls, just upstream of Blue Hole Falls

Upcountry SC gives 0.2 mile down FS 2658 to a T intersection, then 0.1 mile to a second trail on the left, and says Cedar Creek Falls is visible after 50 feet. Return the same way.

Gated old forest roads, then a short informal path to the creek. Bedrock and pools below the falls; the creek can be high after rain.

Where to start

By the earth mound blocking FS 2658, on the right side of Cedar Creek Road (FS 744C), 2.5 miles from Rich Mountain Road. The drive includes several miles of gravel Forest Service road.

Timing & water

No seasonal closure is mentioned. Upcountry SC says you can walk on the bedrock below the falls when the water is low and calm.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

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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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