Height:	12 feet
Stream:	Yellow Branch
River Basin:	Savannah River
Elevation:	1,520 feet
Landowner:	United States Department of Agriculture
Recreational Area:	Sumter National Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Nearest Community:	Walhalla
County:	Oconee
State:	South Carolina
USGS Map:	Whetstone
Difficulty:	Easy
Accessibility:	Trail
Trail Blaze:	None
Admission Fee:	None
Hike Length:	400+ feet
Waterfall GPS:	34.806339 -83.128659
Parking GPS:	34.805795 -83.128648

Understanding Waterfall Listings

Overview

Driving Directions

From Walhalla, South Carolina. From the intersection of SC-183, head west on SC-28 for 5.3 miles and turn left onto Yellow Branch Road. Keep left at the fork and drive until it ends into the big 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 15 miles and turn left onto SC-28. Drive 2.8 miles and turn right onto Yellow Branch Road. Keep left at the fork and drive until it ends into the big parking.

Hiking Directions

From the parking. Walk 70+ feet behind the bathroom (northeast side of parking lot) and cross the creek, once across head upstream to the falls. Once done you can continue to the top of the falls and cross the creek and head downstream to complete the loop.

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.