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Oconee County South Carolina Hiking Trails
Bad Creek Spur Trail
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| Located within
Lake Hartwell State Recreation Area, the 0.6 mile Bad Creek Spur Trail
travels from the parking area at Bad Creek Hydroelectric Plant, through
fields and on to a ridge where views of Lake Jocassee are available. Bad
Creek Spur Trail serves as a connector trail for Coon Branch Trail,
Foothills Trail and Lower Whitewater Falls Trail (via Foothills Trail) and
is rated moderately strenuous. |
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| To reach Bad Creek Spur from
Walhalla South Carolina, travel north along SC 11 to SC 130 and turn left.
Continue along SC 130 for 10 miles to the entrance of Duke Power Bad Creek
Hydroelectric Station on the right. Continue through the gate and follow the
signs for 2 miles to the parking area of Whitewater Falls and Foothills
Trail.
The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism has a
web site called SCTrails
with more information, maps and photos of many of the trails in South
Carolina. |
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