Homer's Falls

Oconee County, South Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
Access status: Partial guide: unofficial trail and a very steep scramble path
The walk: About 1.15 miles one way, per Hiking the Appalachians
Ground & access: Unofficial, unblazed path. The side path is very steep with hand-and-foot scrambling and is much harder than the main path.

Hiking the Appalachians and Beyond: Long Creek Falls and Homer's Falls

Homer's Falls is a 20-foot cascade on Pinckney Branch just above the Chattooga River in Sumter National Forest. From the turnaround at the end of FS 755, walk down FS 755I past the Primitive Road sign to its end at 0.6 mile, then follow the single-track path. At about 1.0 mile, at a junction that may be marked by a rock arrow and cairn, the main path to Long Creek Falls bears right and the steep, obscure side path to Homer's Falls bears left. The side path drops 200 feet in 0.15 mile over rock outcrops where hands are needed. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

End of Turkey Ridge Road (FS 755), the unofficial Long Creek Falls path, then the steep side path left to Homer's Falls

Hiking the Appalachians reaches Homer's Falls at 1.15 miles, including the 0.15-mile side path. Return the same way, climbing the side path back to the main path.

Unofficial, unblazed path. The side path is very steep with hand-and-foot scrambling and is much harder than the main path.

Where to start

Large turnaround at the end of Turkey Ridge Road (FS 755), 2.9 miles from Damascus Church Road, per Hiking the Appalachians. FS 755I beyond is for high-clearance 4WD vehicles only.

Timing & water

Flows only in wet weather, per Hiking the Appalachians.

Before you go

Hiking the Appalachians lists no fees.

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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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