Campbridge Falls

  • Height: 50 feet
  • Type: Cascade into a steep 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
  • State: South Carolina
  • County: Lancaster
  • 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: 34.66979 -80.52481
  • Parking GPS: Lower parking 34.65928 -80.51698 / Upper parking 34.67479 -80.52381
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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

Lower parking. From Kershaw, South Carolina. From the intersection of US-521, 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.

Lower parking. From Pageland, South Carolina. From city center, head south to US-601 and turn right. Drive for 3.5 miles and turn left to stay on US-601. Drive 8.2 miles and turn right onto Nature Reserve Road. Drive 0.4 miles and turn left into a large parking area.

Upper parking. From Kershaw, South Carolina. From the intersection of US-521, 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.

Upper parking. From Pageland, South Carolina. From city center, head south to US-601 and turn right. Drive for 3.5 miles and turn left to stay on US-601. Drive 5.9 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.

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