South Carolina

Caesars Head State Park

Established: 1979
Acreage: 7,500 · ~7,500 acres (over 13,000 with adjacent Jones Gap and Mountain Bridge Wilderness); land acquired 1976, park established 1979
Location: Greenville County, SC (Blue Ridge Escarpment, near NC border)
Key features: 3,200-foot granite gneiss overlook; Raven Cliff Falls (420 ft) accessible via trail; Hawk Watch program; part of Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area
Activities: Hiking, hawk watching (fall raptor migration), waterfall viewing, photography, picnicking
Notable: Famous overlook offers views into NC and GA; staging area for one of SE's premier hawk migration counts

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