Height:	112 feet
Stream:	King Creek
River Basin:	Savannah River
Elevation:	2,276 feet
Landowner:	United States Department of Agriculture
Recreational Area:	Sumter National Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Nearest Community:	Mountain Rest
County:	Oconee
State:	South Carolina
USGS Map:	Tamassee
Difficulty:	Easy
Accessibility:	Road & trail
Trail Blaze:	None
Admission Fee:	None
Hike Length:	1.6 mile
Waterfall GPS:	34.966129 -83.110785
Parking GPS:	34.971472 -83.114828

Understanding Waterfall Listings

Overview

King Creek was originally called Martin’s Creek, but was renamed to King Creek for a family that lived nearby.

Driving Directions

From Walhalla, South Carolina. From the intersection of SC-183, head west on SC-28 for 8.1 miles and turn right onto SC-107. Drive 10.2 miles and turn left onto Burrells Ford Road. Drive 2.3 miles and turn left into Burrells Ford Campground parking.

From Salem, South Carolina. From the intersection of SC-11, head north on SC-130 for 9.4 miles and turn left on Wigington Road. Drive 2.2 miles and turn left onto SC-107. Drive 3.8 miles and turn right onto Burrells Ford Road. Drive 2.3 miles and turn left into Burrells Ford Campground parking.

From Cashiers, North Carolina. From the intersection of US-64, head south on NC-107 for 8.2 miles to the NC/SC border, where NC-107 turns into SC-107. Continue following SC-107 for 4.9 miles and turn right onto Burrells Ford Road. Drive 2.3 miles and turn left into Burrells Ford Campground parking.

Hiking Directions

From the parking. Head pass the gate and follow the road down for 0.3 miles passing a kiosk on your right. Take the orange blazed King Creek Trail on your left. in 0.1 mile you’ll come to a intersection (left goes back to the parking) turn right crossing the bridge, once across go left. Continue following the trail keeping left in 80+ feet and going up the stairs. Continue following the trail for 0.2 miles to the falls.

For a more scenic path, head towards Burrells Ford Road and take the white blazed Foothills Trail behind the kiosk on your right, follow it for 0.4 miles to the bridge crossing. Head across and go left. Continue following the trail keeping left in 80+ feet and going up the stairs. Continue following the trail for 0.2 miles to the falls.

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.