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FreeHike or bike forest trails to a string of waterfalls, including Triple Falls, High Falls and Hooker Falls.
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Caesars Head State Park
8155 Geer Hwy · Cleveland, SC
Why you should go…
Caesars Head State Park sits on the Blue Ridge Escarpment, where a granitic gneiss outcrop at 3,208 feet gives views reaching into North Carolina and Georgia. More than 60 miles of trails start here, including the four-mile round trip to an overlook of Raven Cliff Falls, a 420-foot waterfall. Each fall, thousands of migrating hawks pass over the park during the Hawk Watch program. Parking is first come, first served and often fills on October and November weekends.
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Good to know
General sport & outdoor guidance
Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.
Weather calls the shots
Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.
Shoes, water, sun cover
The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.
Parking and launches fill early
On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.
Daylight shrinks in shoulder season
Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.
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