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Mashbox Falls

Greenville County, South Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Greenville County, South Carolina
Access status
Partial guide: no trail; steep off-trail descent from US 276
The walk
About 0.2 mile down the slope from the end of the guardrail, per the listing
Ground & access
No trail. Very steep, loose and muddy slopes, wet rocks and some hand-and-foot scrambling.
Upcountry South Carolina: Mashbox Falls

Mashbox Falls is an 80-foot waterfall on a tributary of Oil Camp Creek, named for an old moonshine mash box near its base. The listing says there is no trail. Park on a narrow gravel road off US 276, walk back up to the highway and along the guardrail, then head down the mountain toward the sound of the falls on your left. If you reach Oil Camp Creek you are downstream of the falls; keep left and follow the creek upstream. A visitor account says the climb back up directly from the falls is steep and on loose ground, and that returning the way you came is safer.

Plan your visit

Gravel road off US 276, along the guardrail, then off-trail down the slope toward the sound of the falls

The Upcountry South Carolina listing says to walk down the mountain for about 0.2 mile from near the end of the guardrail on US 276. A visitor account that came up Oil Camp Creek instead describes about 0.5 mile of light bushwhacking.

No trail. Very steep, loose and muddy slopes, wet rocks and some hand-and-foot scrambling.

Where to start

A narrow gravel road on the right side of US 276, 10.1 miles from the post office in Cleveland where US 276 and SC 11 meet; the listing says to park alongside it.

Timing & water

Best after rain. Ticks and thick summer growth are reported by visitors.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

Visitor information
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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Greenville County, South Carolina.

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