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Upper Whetstone Falls

Photo taken on 7/1/2018 by Christopher Cockfield.

  • Height: 16 feet
  • Type: Twin cascade
  • Stream: Whetstone Creek
  • River Basin: Savannah River
  • Watershed: Medium
  • Elevation: 1,476 feet
  • Landowner: U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Recreational Area: Sumter National Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger District
  • State: South Carolina
  • County: Oconee
  • USGS Map: Whetstone
  • Difficulty: Moderate to strenuous
  • Accessibility: Bushwhack
  • Trail Blaze: None
  • Admission Fee: None
  • Hike Length: 0.37 miles
  • Waterfall GPS: 34.85805 -83.24157
  • Parking GPS: 34.86009 -83.24220
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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 go straight onto Earls Ford Road. Drive 3 miles and turn left onto Sandy Ford Road. Drive 1.7 miles to where the road ends into a big parking area.

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 5.9 miles and turn left onto Earls Ford Road. Drive 3 miles and turn left onto Sandy Ford Road. Drive 1.7 miles to where the road ends into a big parking area.)

Hiking Directions

From the parking. Head south/southeast to a gully and follow it for 200+ feet to a old overgrown logging road and a bigger gully. Follow the gully south for 500+ feet to a creek and head upstream for 200+ feet to the falls.

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