Caesars Head State Park - Cleveland,SC
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N 35° 06.338 W 082° 37.633
17S E 351698 N 3885968
Caesars Head is one of South Carolina’s most famous natural landmarks. At 3,208 feet above sea level, Caesars Head provides a panoramic view of the mountain country.
Waymark Code: WM6755
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2009
Views: 12
From the State Park Website:
A granitic gneiss outcropping atop the dramatic Blue Ridge Escarpment, it offers breathtaking views year-round, especially when fall sets the hardwoods ablaze.
Hiking trails ranging from easy to challenging circle and traverse Caesars Head and adjoining Jones Gap state parks, which together form the Mountain Bridge Wilderness, about 11,000 acres of pristine southern mountain forest.
One of the most popular trails at Caesars Head leads to 420-foot Raven Cliff Falls, where a suspension bridge offers one of the two publicly accessible overlooks to the falls as they splash deep into the mountain cove below.
Picnicking and wilderness trailside camping also are highlights. The park, easily accessible with its headquarters on U.S. 276 just shy of the state line, also leads to some prime trout fishing areas in the state-designated scenic Middle Saluda River.
Park Type: Day use or overnight trail side camping
Activities:
picnicing, hiking, camping
Park Fees: Not listed
Background:
This area of the Blue Ridge Escarpment ends in South Carolina with an abrupt drop of some 2,000 feet to the foothills below, where the state’s Piedmont region begins. This escarpment affords spectacular scenic vistas and waterfalls, and provides a protected environment for many rare and endangered plant and animal species.
Date Established?: Acquired from various owners from 1976 to 1986
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed
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