About this spot
King Creek Falls drops roughly 70-75 feet into a shallow, wadeable plunge pool in Sumter National Forest near Mountain Rest, SC, off a short spur from the Foothills Trail near Burrell's Ford Road. The easy-to-moderate 1.5-2 mile loop is one of Oconee County's most popular family cool-off hikes, with a small sandy beach at the pool documented across Tripadvisor, SC Picture Project, and Wikipedia. This is a wading and splashing spot, not a jumping one -- the pool is shallow and no jump culture is documented. Hazards are a narrow, rocky, often-muddy final approach and slick rocks right at the falls. Public national forest land, no fee or permit required.
Safety first. Cliff jumping is inherently dangerous and can cause serious injury or death. Conditions — water depth, submerged hazards, and access — change constantly. CliffScout is community-sourced reference information, not a guarantee a spot is safe. Always assess the conditions yourself before jumping, and never jump where you're unsure. You assume all risk.