About this spot
Sid's Falls is a roughly 50-foot cascade on Shoulder Bone Branch near Long Creek, SC, reached via a 3-mile round-trip hike in the Andrew Pickens Ranger District (Sumter National Forest), named for local waterfall chronicler Sid Ballenger. It's well documented as a hiking destination across many independent guides (AllTrails, SC Picture Project, Oconee waterfalls sites), but the water fans out over numerous small rock shelves rather than dropping into one deep pool, and guides describe the base as cramped and slippery. No jumping or swimming culture was found in research — this reads as a scenic/photography stop rather than a confirmed swim spot.
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