Disappearing Falls

Oconee County, South Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
Access status: Partial guide: small falls beside the Hidden Falls Trail; the route source does not use this name
The walk: About 1.6 miles one way, per NC Waterfalls
Ground & access: Well-signed park and forest trail with a gradual descent toward the falls; NC Waterfalls rates the Hidden Falls hike moderate.

NC Waterfalls: Hidden Falls, Oconee State Park

This listing marks a small falls, under 10 feet high, on the same stream as Hidden Falls in Oconee State Park, where the creek drops and then goes underground before reappearing downstream. From the trailhead across the road from the small Foothills Trail parking area, register and follow the Foothills Trail, then the yellow-blazed Hidden Falls Trail. NC Waterfalls says that at about 1.6 miles you may hear a small falls on the right if flow is good. That account does not use the name Disappearing Falls, so the match rests on its description. Hidden Falls is farther along the same trail. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Oconee State Park Foothills Trail trailhead, Foothills Trail and Hidden Falls Trail to the small falls on the right, before Hidden Falls

NC Waterfalls places the small falls about 1.6 miles from the trailhead on the way to Hidden Falls. Return the same way.

Well-signed park and forest trail with a gradual descent toward the falls; NC Waterfalls rates the Hidden Falls hike moderate.

Where to start

Small parking area on the right about 0.8 mile from the Oconee State Park entrance on SC 107, past the park office, following signs for the Foothills Trail and cabins 7 to 13; the trailhead is across the road, per NC Waterfalls.

Timing & water

Flows only with decent water, per NC Waterfalls. Park hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, longer during Daylight Saving Time.

Before you go

Oconee State Park admission: $5 adults, $3.25 SC seniors, $3 children 6 to 15, free for ages 5 and under.

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

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Oconee County, South Carolina.

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