Lower Poe Creek Falls
Pickens County, South Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Pickens County, South Carolina
- Access status
- State park trail route and trailhead documented
- The walk
- 0.8 miles listed hike length, per Waterfall Hero
- Ground & access
- The park rates the Natural Bridge Trail loop moderate to strenuous. Rocks around the falls are slippery.
Lower Poe Creek Falls is a waterfall of about 10 feet on Poe Creek in Keowee-Toxaway State Park. Start on the Natural Bridge Trail behind the park office at the far end of the parking lot. The trail splits in less than 0.1 mile; go right and descend gradually for just over a quarter mile. An obvious path on the left leads a short way to a view of the falls. Return the same way, or continue around the loop.
Plan your visit
Keowee-Toxaway State Park visitor center parking, Natural Bridge Trail (right-hand branch of the loop) to a short side path to Lower Poe Creek Falls
Waterfall Hero lists a hike length of 0.8 miles. The official Natural Bridge Trail is a 1.3-mile loop; the falls are just over a quarter mile along the right-hand branch.
The park rates the Natural Bridge Trail loop moderate to strenuous. Rocks around the falls are slippery.
Where to start
Keowee-Toxaway State Park visitor center parking, off SC 11. The trail begins behind the park office at the trailhead kiosk.
Timing & water
Park hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., extended to 9 p.m. during Daylight Saving Time.
Before you go
South Carolina State Parks lists free admission for Keowee-Toxaway State Park.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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