About this spot
Lower Wash Branch Falls is a 15-18 foot falls just downstream of Upper Wash Branch Falls off Winding Stairs Road (FS 710) near Tamassee, SC, in Sumter National Forest. Guides recommend approaching from below rather than the top, since the unmarked, off-trail bushwhack near the brink risks a slip-and-fall — the main documented hazard. No formal trail, parking, or fee; multiple independent SC waterfall guides confirm its existence and rough dimensions, but none document swimming or jumping there.
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