Lower Wildcat Falls
Greenville County, South Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Greenville County, South Carolina
- Access status
- Roadside falls at a state park service wayside
- The walk
- Roadside view; no walk distance stated
- Ground & access
- Roadside viewing; short informal paths down to the pool. Rocks around the falls are slippery.
Wildcat Wayside is a small roadside park managed by the South Carolina park service on the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway between the Jones Gap and Caesars Head turnoffs. The lower falls on Wildcat Branch, about 20 to 30 feet high, can be seen from the road at the far right side of the parking area, just right of the park sign. Paths lead down to a large, shallow pool at its base. Stairs on the left climb to the middle falls directly above and to a short loop trail toward the upper falls.
Plan your visit
Wildcat Wayside roadside parking on US 276/SC 11 to the lower Wildcat Branch falls
HD Carolina describes the lower falls as level with the road at the far right side of the parking area. No walking distance is given. The 0.8-mile loop trail to the upper falls is separate.
Roadside viewing; short informal paths down to the pool. Rocks around the falls are slippery.
Where to start
Large paved roadside parking area on the right of US 276/SC 11 when driving north from Greenville, about 5 miles after the US 276/SC 11 junction and 0.6 mile before US 276 turns right toward Caesars Head State Park. The parking area is on the highway, so approach slowly. There are no restrooms.
Timing & water
No season limits are stated. The parking area can be crowded on hot summer days.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
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