Jones Gap State Park
Mountains
Matthew Slawiak
Park Manager
**Our Ultimate Outsider stamp is located on the emergency kiosk near the vehicle bridge. This kiosk is to the left of the office building near the river. Visitors can also find a stamp in the park office during office hours.
Visitors can find the unforgettable peace and repose of a deep mountain cove at Jones Gap State Park. Trails and 17,000 acres of pristine mountain woodlands join the park with Caesars Head in what is known as the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area. The Jones Gap State Park trails allow hikers to traverse between the two parks, as well as connect to a portion of the Foothills Trail and Palmetto Trail South Carolina hikers know and love.
When it comes to angling-especially trout fishing-South Carolina really shines. The state’s first designated scenic river, the Middle Saluda River, runs through Jones Gap and offers some of the best trout fishing South Carolina has to offer–and the trout fishing in South Carolina is quite good. The park also features a living lab for the park’s hand-on ecology learning center.
BY THE NUMBERS
2
scenic waterfalls
18
wilderness/back country campsites
60+
miles of hiking trails of all difficulty levels
1
fish hatchery exhibit and trout pond that once was part of SC's first state-owned fish hatchery
1
designated scenic river, the Middle Saluda River, runs through the park and is available for fishing
17K
acres of wilderness when combined with Caesars Head to form the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area