About this spot
Rocky Branch Falls is a 40-foot cascade on Rocky Branch, reached via a short scramble off the Hospital Rock Trail near Marietta, SC — trailhead behind the fish hatchery on Jones Gap Road, about 1.6 miles in past Powerline Falls and Hospital Rock Falls upstream. The Jones Gap area charges a day-use fee and requires trail registration, with weekend parking reservations enforced. Swimming is officially prohibited throughout the park — only wading in the Middle Saluda is allowed — and the approach rocks stay slick. No specific jump or swim trip reports were found for this fall; it reads as a hiking destination rather than an established swimming hole.
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