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Spoonauger Falls

Oconee County, South Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Oconee County, South Carolina
Access status
Source-reviewed route and parking
The walk
About 0.45 mile outward; return the same way
Ground & access
Creek crossing, narrow trail, obstacles and three further switchbacks above the lower falls. Wet rocks and leaves are slippery. Do not climb waterfall rocks.
Reviewed visitor source
Spoonauger Falls, SC.
Spoonauger Falls, SC.
Photo creditPhoto: Dallas Epperson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

From the Chattooga trailhead on Burrells Ford Road, walk north along the river for 0.25 mile, cross Spoonauger Creek, and turn right at the trail sign. Continue 0.1 mile to the first switchback and another 0.1 mile uphill to the base.

Plan your visit

Chattooga River Trail to Spoonauger Falls Trail

0.45 mile outward is the sum of the three published trail segments (0.25 + 0.1 + 0.1 mile).

Creek crossing, narrow trail, obstacles and three further switchbacks above the lower falls. Wet rocks and leaves are slippery. Do not climb waterfall rocks.

Where to start

USFS identifies minimal parking beside Burrells Ford Road and additional parking at the Burrells Ford lot. The trailhead bulletin board is on the left about three miles down Burrells Ford Road from SC 107.

Timing & water

USFS lists year-round use and the site open on the checked page; confirm current alerts.

Before you go

Unknown: current fees or reservation requirements were not established in the reviewed source.

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

Oconee County, South Carolina.

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