Mountain Bridge Natural Area: Jones Gap to Keowee-Toxaway - Pickens SC Scenic Drive

Preview: This 80-mile drive takes travelers through the Mountain Bridge Natural Area and up and down the Blue Ridge escarpment. A long precipice at the southern edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the escarpment was aptly named “The Blue Wall” by the Cherokee Indians. Along the way are spectacular views, mountain lakes, and the highest mountain peak in South Carolina. Special attractions: Middle Saluda River, Caesars Head Overlook, Symmes Chapel at Pretty Place, Table Rock Mountain, Lakes Oolenoy and Pinnacle, Sassafras Mountain, Jocassee Gorges, Eastatoe Creek, Reedy Cove Falls, Lake Keowee. This chapter is a complete description of a scenic drive with a route map and information on the best travel seasons, interesting sites, recreation opportunities, camping locations, and much more.
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Best Time to Go: All year. Upstate is beautiful in spring for wildflowers and in fall when the trees are colorful.
This travel guide comes from:
Scenic Driving South Carolina Guide Book