Kings Creek Falls

One for the list

Is it plungeworthy?

—feet tall

A waterfall on King Creek.

Scale12/60

Documentation10/20

Character8/20

The details

Watercourse: King Creek
Coordinates: 34.96621, -83.11126

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About Kings Creek Falls

Kings Creek Falls is a waterfall in South Carolina, on King Creek.

It's fullest after rain, and flow can drop off during dry spells — plan around recent weather.

Plungeworthy rates Kings Creek Falls 3/10 — one for the list. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.

What you'll find

Seventy feet of veil in an old-growth cove off the Chattooga — a short spur from the Burrells Ford corridor, with a beach of a plunge pool and hemlocks old enough to remember the Cherokee trade paths.

Getting there

Trailhead: Burrells Ford parking area, FS-708 off SC-107
Parking: Forest lot at the road's end
Road: Three gravel miles — fine driven sanely
Hike: 1.8 mi round trip (easy-moderate)
Heads up: Foothills Trail plus an orange-blazed spur; combine with Spoonauger and Big Bend from the same lot.

When to go

Spring for flow; summer for the pool at low water.

Rules & fees

Fee / pass: None
Dogs: Under control
Camping: Burrells Ford walk-in campground
Warnings: No climbing the falls face — Forest Service signage and physics agree. No cell service.

Researched from USFS — King Creek Falls · Wikipedia — Kings Creek Falls. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Kings Creek Falls recently? Post a conditions report below.

Where it is

Before you go

The pin marks the feature, not a trailhead or a legal route in. Some sit on private land or need a real hike, and conditions change with season and rain. Check local access, don't trespass, and never enter water — hot or cold — where it isn't safe.