Sherry Jackson has a love of travel and exploration that began in childhood, when her family would load up the car on the weekend, pick a destination, and set off. Sherry has hiked through jungles, snorkeled the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, and wandered the streets of Paris, always searching for her next adventure. Growing up in Arizona, she joined her family on hikes into the Superstition Mountains and the Grand Canyon.Sherry began writing for school newspapers and her own travel journals that portrayed her family’s vacations. As an adult, she settled on a career in information technology—for a while. Today, she’s vice president of content and digital for a local media company in Greenville, South Carolina. She has written hundreds of articles for national, regional, and local publications on topics such as business, travel, technology, and more.

• South Carolina Upstate Overview MapDedicationAcknowledgmentsPrefaceRecommended HikesIntroductionMap LegendAnderson and Oconee CountiesBad Creek: Lower Whitewater Falls TrailChau Ram County ParkOconee State Park: Old Waterwheel TrailOconee Station: Interpretive Nature Trail and Station Cove TrailWinding Stairs TrailYellow Branch FallsPickens CountyEastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve TrailKeowee-Toxaway State Park: Raven Rock TrailNalley Brown Nature Park: Nalley TrailNine Times PreserveTable Rock State Park: Carrick Creek TrailTable Rock State Park: Table Rock TrailGreenville CountyBlue Wall Passage of the Palmetto Trail and Waterfall LoopCaesars Head State Park: Raven Cliff FallsCedar Falls Park TrailJones Gap State Park: Falls TrailJones Gap State Park: Rainbow Falls TrailLake Conestee Nature PreserveParis Mountain State Park: Brissy Ridge TrailSwamp Rabbit Trail: Cleveland Park to Linky Stone ParkSpartanburg and Cherokee CountiesBattle of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site: British Camp and Battlefield TrailsCowpens Battlefield TrailCroft State Park Nature TrailEdwin M. Griffin Nature PreserveKings MountainPacolet River Heritage Trust Preserve: Lawson’s Fork TrailAppendix A: Outdoor RetailersAppendix B: Hiking ClubsIndexAbout the Author

Sherry Jackson has a love of travel and exploration that began in childhood, when her family would load up the car on the weekend, pick a destination, and set off. Sherry has hiked through jungles, snorkeled the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, and wandered the streets of Paris, always searching for her next adventure. Growing up in Arizona, she joined her family on hikes into the Superstition Mountains and the Grand Canyon.Sherry began writing for school newspapers and her own travel journals that portrayed her family’s vacations. As an adult, she settled on a career in information technology—for a while. Today, she’s vice president of content and digital for a local media company in Greenville, South Carolina. She has written hundreds of articles for national, regional, and local publications on topics such as business, travel, technology, and more.

• South Carolina Upstate Overview MapDedicationAcknowledgmentsPrefaceRecommended HikesIntroductionMap LegendAnderson and Oconee CountiesBad Creek: Lower Whitewater Falls TrailChau Ram County ParkOconee State Park: Old Waterwheel TrailOconee Station: Interpretive Nature Trail and Station Cove TrailWinding Stairs TrailYellow Branch FallsPickens CountyEastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve TrailKeowee-Toxaway State Park: Raven Rock TrailNalley Brown Nature Park: Nalley TrailNine Times PreserveTable Rock State Park: Carrick Creek TrailTable Rock State Park: Table Rock TrailGreenville CountyBlue Wall Passage of the Palmetto Trail and Waterfall LoopCaesars Head State Park: Raven Cliff FallsCedar Falls Park TrailJones Gap State Park: Falls TrailJones Gap State Park: Rainbow Falls TrailLake Conestee Nature PreserveParis Mountain State Park: Brissy Ridge TrailSwamp Rabbit Trail: Cleveland Park to Linky Stone ParkSpartanburg and Cherokee CountiesBattle of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site: British Camp and Battlefield TrailsCowpens Battlefield TrailCroft State Park Nature TrailEdwin M. Griffin Nature PreserveKings MountainPacolet River Heritage Trust Preserve: Lawson’s Fork TrailAppendix A: Outdoor RetailersAppendix B: Hiking ClubsIndexAbout the Author

Sherry Jackson has a love of travel and exploration that began in childhood, when her family would load up the car on the weekend, pick a destination, and set off. Sherry has hiked through jungles, snorkeled the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, and wandered the streets of Paris, always searching for her next adventure. Growing up in Arizona, she joined her family on hikes into the Superstition Mountains and the Grand Canyon.Sherry began writing for school newspapers and her own travel journals that portrayed her family’s vacations. As an adult, she settled on a career in information technology—for a while. Today, she’s vice president of content and digital for a local media company in Greenville, South Carolina. She has written hundreds of articles for national, regional, and local publications on topics such as business, travel, technology, and more.

• South Carolina Upstate Overview MapDedicationAcknowledgmentsPrefaceRecommended HikesIntroductionMap LegendAnderson and Oconee CountiesBad Creek: Lower Whitewater Falls TrailChau Ram County ParkOconee State Park: Old Waterwheel TrailOconee Station: Interpretive Nature Trail and Station Cove TrailWinding Stairs TrailYellow Branch FallsPickens CountyEastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve TrailKeowee-Toxaway State Park: Raven Rock TrailNalley Brown Nature Park: Nalley TrailNine Times PreserveTable Rock State Park: Carrick Creek TrailTable Rock State Park: Table Rock TrailGreenville CountyBlue Wall Passage of the Palmetto Trail and Waterfall LoopCaesars Head State Park: Raven Cliff FallsCedar Falls Park TrailJones Gap State Park: Falls TrailJones Gap State Park: Rainbow Falls TrailLake Conestee Nature PreserveParis Mountain State Park: Brissy Ridge TrailSwamp Rabbit Trail: Cleveland Park to Linky Stone ParkSpartanburg and Cherokee CountiesBattle of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site: British Camp and Battlefield TrailsCowpens Battlefield TrailCroft State Park Nature TrailEdwin M. Griffin Nature PreserveKings MountainPacolet River Heritage Trust Preserve: Lawson’s Fork TrailAppendix A: Outdoor RetailersAppendix B: Hiking ClubsIndexAbout the Author