Upper Wildcat Falls
Greenville County, South Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Greenville County, South Carolina
- Access status
- Partial guide: view only; the path onto the upper falls is closed and the exact closure point is not described
- The walk
- The Wildcat Wayside trail is 0.80 mile round trip (SC Trails)
- Ground & access
- Steep stone steps at the start, then an easy trail with small stream crossings. Dangerous boulders and slick rock near the falls; people have died after slipping from the upper falls.
Upper Wildcat Falls is a tall waterslide on Wildcat Branch, about 130 feet high according to SC Trails. From the parking area, climb the steep stone steps beside the middle falls, then follow the easy, gently sloping trail upstream through rhododendron and laurel. SC Trails says the State Park Service has closed the trail to the upper falls because of many accidents, but that a good view of the upper falls is possible without crossing the dangerous boulders. View the falls from the trail and do not climb on the rocks or the falls. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Wildcat Wayside roadside parking on US 276, up the stone steps and the Wildcat Wayside trail to the viewing area below Upper Wildcat Falls
SC Trails gives 0.80 mile round trip for the Wildcat Wayside trail, which ends at the base of the upper falls. No separate one-way figure is given.
Steep stone steps at the start, then an easy trail with small stream crossings. Dangerous boulders and slick rock near the falls; people have died after slipping from the upper falls.
Where to start
Large paved roadside parking area on the right side of US 276 heading north, about 5 miles after the US 276 and SC 11 junction and 0.6 mile before US 276 turns right toward Caesars Head State Park.
Timing & water
No season limits are mentioned. Flow is often low in dry weather.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
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