Fall Creek Falls

Oconee County, South Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
Access status: Partial guide: unofficial, unmarked path through national forest
The walk: About 1.75 miles one way; 3.2 miles round trip (Hiking the Appalachians)
Ground & access: Unofficial, unmarked path that is faint and overgrown with dog hobble and rhododendron in places, with a confusing section near an old campsite and a stretch along the creek edge. Rocks near the falls are very slippery. Stay away from the edge at the top of the falls.

Hiking the Appalachians: Andrew Ramey Falls, Pristine Falls and Fall Creek Falls

Fall Creek Falls is a 40-foot, two-step waterfall on Fall Creek in Sumter National Forest, a short distance above the Chattooga River. Hiking the Appalachians and Waterfall Hero call it the second waterfall on Fall Creek and give positions that match this listing. There is no official trail. From the pull-off, take the faint path on the north side of the culvert down past Andrew Ramey Falls and follow it through rhododendron to the bottomlands along Fall Creek. Keep going downstream past an old chimney. At about 1.65 miles the path reaches the top of the falls; follow it in a broad arc to the right along a cliff base, then turn sharply left at a switchback to reach the base. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Pull-off at the culvert on Fall Creek Road (FS 722), then an unofficial path down the tributary and along Fall Creek to the base of Fall Creek Falls

Hiking the Appalachians reaches the base of Fall Creek Falls at 1.75 miles and gives 3.2 miles round trip for the out-and-back hike, including the side trip to Pristine Falls. Waterfall Hero says the falls come into view at about 1.3 miles.

Unofficial, unmarked path that is faint and overgrown with dog hobble and rhododendron in places, with a confusing section near an old campsite and a stretch along the creek edge. Rocks near the falls are very slippery. Stay away from the edge at the top of the falls.

Where to start

Small pull-off on the left just beyond the culvert on FS 722, with room for two or three cars, and a larger pull-off before the culvert. From Walhalla, take SC 28 to Mountain Rest, Chattooga Ridge Road, then Fall Creek Road; bear left after 0.3 mile onto unpaved FS 722 and drive 0.5 mile to the culvert.

Timing & water

Hiking the Appalachians lists winter and spring as the best seasons. FS 722 is unpaved.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

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More waterfalls nearby

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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