Height:	30 feet
Stream:	Tributary of Chattooga River
River Basin:	Savannah River
Elevation:	1,702 feet
Landowner:	United States Department of Agriculture
Recreational Area:	Sumter National Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Nearest Community:	Long Creek
County:	Oconee
State:	South Carolina
USGS Map:	Whetstone
Difficulty:	Moderate
Accessibility:	Forest road & bushwhack
Trail Blaze:	None
Admission Fee:	None
Hike Length:	1.3 miles
Waterfall GPS:	34.840941 -83.245783
Parking GPS:	34.836280 -83.253838

Understanding Waterfall Listings

Overview

Driving Directions

From Walhalla, South Carolina. From the intersection of SC-183, head west on SC-28 for 6.1 miles and turn left onto Whetstone Road. Drive 4.9 miles and turn left onto Chattooga Ridge Road. Drive 3.8 miles and turn right onto Fall Creek Road. Drive 0.3 miles and turn left to stay on Fall Creek Road. Drive 2.3 miles and park on the right side of the road near the fork of Fall Creek Road (road to the right) and Turpin Branch Road (road to the left.)

From Westminster, South Carolina. From the intersection of US-123, head north on US-76 for 15.4 miles and turn right onto Chattooga Ridge Road. Drive 2.1 miles and turn left onto Fall Creek Road. Drive 0.3 miles and turn left to stay on Fall Creek Road. Drive 2.3 miles and park on the right side of the road near the fork of Fall Creek Road (road to the right) and Turpin Branch Road (road to the left.)

From Clayton, Georgia. From the intersection of US-441, head east on US-76 for 10.3 miles and turn left onto Chattooga Ridge Road. Drive 2.1 miles and turn left onto Fall Creek Road. Drive 0.3 miles and turn left to stay onto Fall Creek Road. Drive 2.3 miles and park on the right side of the road near the fork of Fall Creek Road (road to the right) and Turpin Branch Road (road to the left.)

Hiking Directions

From the parking. Follow the less maintained Fall Creek Road on the right for 0.64 miles to the second creek you’ll cross. Once across turn left and bushwhack downstream to the top of the falls and carefully make your way down to the base.

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.