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Jones Gap 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 parking documented; admission fee
The walk
About 1 mile one way from near the park headquarters (SC Trails)
Ground & access
Rocky, eroded trail beside the river, climbing a few hundred feet in the last section. One small stream crossing on stepping stones. The park rates all of its trails as advanced hiking trails.
South Carolina State Parks: Jones Gap State Park

Jones Gap Falls is a 50-foot waterfall that falls down a rocky stone staircase on a tributary of the Middle Saluda River in Jones Gap State Park. From the parking area, take the footpath across the footbridge over the Middle Saluda and follow the paved path past the picnic area and the park headquarters. Turn left on the service road and cross a bridge to the board that marks the start of the Jones Gap Trail, and fill out a registration form. Follow the blue-blazed Jones Gap Trail upstream and keep left where the Rainbow Falls Trail goes right. At about 1 mile the trail crosses the river on the John Reid Clonts Memorial Bridge. Just past Campsite 11, cross the small tributary on stepping stones and turn right onto the short spur to the falls. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Jones Gap State Park parking, Jones Gap Trail up the Middle Saluda River, then the short spur to Jones Gap Falls

SC Trails, the state trails site, calls this a moderate one-mile hike from near the park headquarters to the falls. A visitor account adds a walk of about a quarter mile from the parking area to the start of the Jones Gap Trail. Return the same way.

Rocky, eroded trail beside the river, climbing a few hundred feet in the last section. One small stream crossing on stepping stones. The park rates all of its trails as advanced hiking trails.

Where to start

Jones Gap State Park parking area, 303 Jones Gap Road, Marietta. Parking reservations are required for guaranteed entry on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; at other times parking is first come, first served. Roadside parking is not allowed.

Timing & water

Open 9 a.m. to sunset daily, year-round. Trails close one hour before sunset. Parking is very limited in October and November. There is no phone service in the park.

Before you go

State park admission: $6 adults, $3.75 South Carolina seniors 65 and older, $3.50 children 6 to 15, age 5 and under free. Hikers must fill out a registration card at the trailhead.

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

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Greenville County, South Carolina.

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