The 10 Best Waterfalls in South Carolina
South Carolina crams its waterfalls into one glorious corner — the Blue Ridge Escarpment, where the mountains fall off a shelf into the upstate. The state's tallest drops 400 feet in a designated wilderness, the Chattooga hides ledges three backcountry miles from any road, and the best-known falls of all pours through downtown Greenville under a floating bridge.
Raven Cliff: 400 feet off the escarpment — South Carolina's tallest, hawk migration included.
Directions, season & rules for Raven Cliff Falls →
Reedy River Falls: America's best downtown waterfall, under Greenville's Liberty Bridge.
Directions, season & rules for Upper Falls →
Lower Whitewater: the famous chain's quiet 200-foot South Carolina act.
Directions, season & rules for Lower Whitewater Falls →Rainbow at Jones Gap: 120 feet off a granite wall, a thousand feet of climb to meet it.
Directions, season & rules for Rainbow Falls →
Twin Falls: Eastatoe Valley's split 75-foot ribbon, conserved and free.
Directions, season & rules for Reedy Cove Falls →
Kings Creek: a 70-foot veil in old growth off the Chattooga.
Directions, season & rules for Kings Creek Falls →
Spoonauger: the wilderness corridor's easiest magic, a third of a mile in.
Directions, season & rules for Spoonauger Falls →Big Bend: the Chattooga's biggest drop, three solitary miles from the road.
Directions, season & rules for Big Bend Falls →
Isaqueena: a hundred legendary feet beside the railroad tunnel to nowhere.
Directions, season & rules for Isaqueena Falls →Hidden Falls: Oconee State Park's yellow-blazed secret.
Directions, season & rules for Hidden Falls →Rankings reflect our research, not a verdict on your trip — every spot page takes community ratings and conditions reports, and that's where the real answer to "is it worth it?" lives.