Sid's Falls
Photo taken on 3/27/2018 by Christopher Cockfield.
- Height: 100 feet
- Type: Cascading free-fall
- Stream: Shoulder Bone Branch
- River Basin: Savannah River
- Watershed: Small
- Elevation: 1,390 feet
- Landowner: U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Forest/Park: Sumter National Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger District
- State: South Carolina
- County: Oconee
- USGS Map: Rainy Mountain
- Difficulty: Strenuous
- Accessibility: Forest road, trail & scramble
- Trail Blaze: None
- Admission Fee: None
- Hike Length: 3 miles
- Waterfall GPS: 34.75577 -83.30779
- Parking GPS: 34.74179 -83.29893
Overview
Sid's Falls is named after waterfall extraordinaire Sidney Holmes Ballenger, Jr.
Driving Directions
From Westminster, South Carolina. From the intersection of US-123, head north on US-76 for 12.9 miles and turn left onto Damascus Church Road. Drive 0.8 miles and turn right onto Battlecreek Road. Drive 3 miles and turn right onto Damascus Church Road. Drive 0.8 miles and turn right onto the gated FS 2616 (Opossum Creek Road.) Do not block!
From Clayton, Georgia. From the intersection of US-441, head east on US-76 for 10.7 miles and turn right onto Orchard Road. Drive 2.4 miles and turn right onto Battlecreek Road. Drive 2.6 miles and turn right onto Damascus Church Road. Drive 0.8 miles and turn right onto the gated FS 2616 (Opossum Creek Road.) Do not block!
From Clayton, Georgia. From the intersection of US-441, head east on US-76 for 10.7 miles and turn right onto Orchard Road. Drive 2.4 miles and turn right onto Battlecreek Road. Drive 2.6 miles and turn right onto Damascus Church Road. Drive 0.8 miles and turn right onto the gated FS 2616 (Opossum Creek Road.) Do not block!
Hiking Directions
From the parking. Head around the gate and follow the road to a fork and keep right. Continue down the road for 500+ feet to the first of four wildlife clearings. Continue for 0.20 miles to a fork and head right, heading around the second clearing. Continue following the road for 0.64 miles to the third opening on the right. Follow the road for 0.23 miles to the forth and last wildlife clearing and head to the western side of the clearing to a trail (Was flagged 3/27/2018.) Follow the trail for 1,200+ feet to the falls, the last bit of the trail is pretty steep.
