DuPont Forest Waterfalls

Tuesday, we had breakfast at Village Inn again and then headed into North Carolina to DuPont State Forest.  We drove down the gravel Cascade Lake Road and pulled over next to Merry Falls.

It's a really scenic roadside waterfall that I understand is part of a newly-acquired tract of land in the forest.

After some pictures from near the road, I scrambled down to creek level for some pictures

Then we headed back to Staton Road and parked at the visitor center.  From here, we got on High Falls Loop Trail and went to the overlook for High Falls.

With high water, even lighting and the leaves down, it was a really nice view.  Just past the overlook, a spur trail led to the base.  There was a lot of spray so we didn't stay long.

Back on the main trail, we continued to Triple Falls Trail.  The stairs to the middle were closed but we had a nice view of Triple Falls from the trailside overlook.

The trail continued down Little River.

At the end, we came to Hooker Falls Access further down Staton Road.  The old Hooker Falls that followed the river is now closed so got on the new trail that went up and around, passing by the Moore-Hooker Cemetery.

After the cemetery, the trail headed down, ending near the base of Hooker Falls.  I walked up close to the base for some pictures.

Then we made our way back, taking the other side of the High Falls Loop to return to the parking area.

From here, we headed into Brevard for lunch at Hawg Wild.  Since we were close by, we made a quick stop at Looking Glass Falls.

Then we headed back into South Carolina on US-178 and took Cleo Chapman Highway to the Twin Falls Trailhead.  The short trail led into Jocassee Gorges Wildlife Management Area and ended at an overlook of Twin Falls.

In high water, it was really flowing and there was a third stream of water coming down.  Unfortunately, a lot of downfall was all over the base.

Then we made our way back to the cabin and retired for the evening.