High Shoals Falls

A lovely waterfall with an 80 foot drop, followed by cascades.

The trail (and many others) begins at the parking lot at the end of South Mountains Park Road and continues for 1 mile, with 500 feet elevation gain. The last part involves many steps, some of which a...

Beautiful waterfalls!

Spent the day at South Mountain State Park hiking to see High Shoals Falls and also, stopped to see Big Bear Falls on the way back. High Shoals Falls was magnificent with all the wonderful boulders le...

Solo hike

I visited on a foggy Saturday morning. Arrived at the parking area at 7am, with basically nobody else around. By the time my hiking took me by the falls, around 9am, I had seen less than 10 people, an...

Gorgeous. Great hike for first time beginners.

Looking for your first hike?. For a beginner it was rough because of the steps but worth it. It’s beautiful no matter when you go!

Falls after rain is gorgeous

Not wild about the trail after two days of rain, but falls were spectacular. The trail was covered with wet leaves, and was a bit muddy in places, but luckily you can take a different path back to th...