About this spot
Notch Falls is a 22-foot drop on an unnamed tributary of the Middle Saluda River near Cleveland, SC, in the Jones Gap/Mountain Bridge Wilderness area. A specialist waterfall database rates the hike "hard" over a 6.2-mile shuttle route with no maintained trail to the falls itself, and its published GPS sits within about 40 meters of this pin, cross-confirming placement. No documented plunge pool or jump/swim culture. Swimming is not permitted within Jones Gap State Park proper — confirm land status first.
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