Height:	50 feet
Type:	Cascading slide
Stream:	Tributary of Flat Creek
River Basin:	Great Pee Dee River
Elevation:	496 feet
Landowner:	South Carolina Wildlife & Marine Resources Department
Recreational Area:	40 Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
Nearest Community:	Taxahaw
County:	Lancaster
State:	South Carolina
USGS Map:	Taxahaw
Difficulty:	Easy
Accessibility:	Trail
Trail Blaze:	None
Admission Fee:	None
Hike Length:	Lower parking 2.15 miles / upper parking 1.55 miles
Waterfall GPS:	34.669792 -80.524818
Parking GPS:	Lower parking 34.659287 -80.516984 / upper parking 34.674794 -80.523814

Understanding Waterfall Listings

Overview

Google Maps has this waterfall listed as Campbridge Waterfall and there’s no other name to be found, so I’m going with that. This waterfall has been severally vandalized by idiots that think it’s cool to paint their names on everything!

Driving Directions

From Kershaw, South Carolina to the lower parking. From the intersection of US-521 BUS, head east on US-601 for 8.5 miles and turn left onto Nature Reserve Road. Drive 0.4 miles and turn left into a large parking area.

From Lancaster, South Carolina to the lower parking. From the intersection of US-521 BUS, head north on US-521 for 1.4 miles and take the SC-903 exit toward Lancaster/Hartsville and turn right onto SC-903 (Flat Creek Road). Drive 14.9 miles and merge onto US-601. Drive 1.5 miles and turn left onto Nature Reserve Road. Drive 0.4 miles and turn left into a large parking area.

From Pageland, South Carolina to the lower parking. From the intersection of SC-9, head south on US-601 for 8.2 miles and turn right onto Nature Reserve Road. Drive 0.4 miles and turn left into a large parking area.

From Kershaw, South Carolina to the upper parking. From the intersection of US-521 BUS, head east on US-601 for 8.5 miles and turn left onto Nature Reserve Road. Drive 2 miles and turn left onto Conservancy Road. Drive 0.9 miles to where the road is gated and park.

From Lancaster, South Carolina to the upper parking. From the intersection of US-521 BUS, head north on US-521 for 1.4 miles and take the SC-903 exit toward Lancaster/Hartsville and turn right onto SC-903 (Flat Creek Road). Drive 4.1 miles and turn left onto Potter Road. Drive 450 feet and turn right onto Taxahaw Road. Drive 10.3 miles and turn right onto Nature Reserve Road. Drive 0.4 miles and turn right onto Conservancy Road. Drive 0.9 miles to where the road is gated and park.

From Pageland, South Carolina to the upper parking. From the intersection of SC-9, head south on US-601 for 5.8 miles and turn right onto Taxahaw Road. Drive 1.5 miles and turn left onto Nature Reserve Road. Drive 0.4 miles and turn right onto Conservancy Road. Drive 0.9 miles to where the road is gated and park.

Hiking Directions

From the lower parking. Follow the forest road on the west side of the parking for 520+ feet to a junction and keep straight. Follow the trail for 0.5 miles to a power line clearing and head left on the road and then right to get back on the trail. Follow the trail for 500+ feet to Lower Campbridge Falls and follow the trail on the right-side of the waterfall. Once above Lower Camp-bridge Falls, continue following the trail for 680+ feet to a bridge crossing the creek. Once across, follow the trail for 0.2 miles to the waterfall, staying near the creek all the way.

From the upper parking. Follow the gated road for 0.57 miles to where the sandy road stops at exposed rock and head left to a massive exposed rock. Head north/northeast to pick up a trail at the woodline and follow it down to the waterfall.

My GPS track can be found down below. Click on the track name to be taken to the Gaia GPS website where you can save the track to your phone or computer.