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Eastern Stream Falls

Greenville County, South Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Greenville County, South Carolina
Access status
State park trail route and trailhead documented; small parking area
The walk
About 4 miles round trip including Oil Camp Falls, per NC Waterfalls
Ground & access
The Pinnacle Pass Trail gains about 400 feet in about half a mile. Creek crossings at the falls, with a thin cable. Wet bedrock beside the falls is slippery; the source warns against going straight down to the lower section.
NC Waterfalls: Eastern Stream Falls

Eastern Stream Falls is a multi-section waterfall with more than 100 feet of falling water on Eastern Stream, about 400 feet higher than Oil Camp Falls, in Jones Gap State Park. From the gate, walk the old road about half a mile and cross a concrete bridge over Oil Camp Creek, then about another tenth of a mile to a second bridge at a red gate. Shortly after, turn hard right onto the Pinnacle Pass Trail (#20, white blazes), which climbs steeply with switchbacks. After about half a mile it bears left and levels; cross a small stream and continue less than a quarter mile to the falls, where the trail crosses the creek with a thin cable. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

End of Oil Camp Road gate, old road across Oil Camp Creek, then the Pinnacle Pass Trail (white blazes) up to Eastern Stream Falls

NC Waterfalls gives about 4 miles round trip for both Oil Camp Falls and Eastern Stream Falls. Its segments: about 1/2 mile on the old road, another tenth of a mile, about 1/2 mile up the Pinnacle Pass Trail, then less than 1/4 mile to the falls.

The Pinnacle Pass Trail gains about 400 feet in about half a mile. Creek crossings at the falls, with a thin cable. Wet bedrock beside the falls is slippery; the source warns against going straight down to the lower section.

Where to start

From River Falls Road, turn onto Oil Camp Road and drive 1.7 miles, then bear right onto a one-lane, rutted dirt road where the pavement ends and go about 0.1 miles to the end. Park without blocking the gate; there is room for only 2 or 3 vehicles.

Timing & water

Trails in the Mountain Bridge Wilderness close one hour before sunset. Hikers must register at trailheads.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned for this access, which is outside the main Jones Gap entrance.

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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Greenville County, South Carolina.

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