Lee Falls is a roughly 75-foot waterfall on Tamassee Creek in the Sumter National Forest near Tamassee, with no official maintained trail. The unofficial route crosses several streams and becomes steep and rocky before reaching the falls in an area home to rare Oconee bells.
Its 75 ft drop is taller than about 57% of the 775 waterfalls we track.
Lee Falls sits on Tamassee Creek. It lies in Oconee, South Carolina. The site is on public land managed by Sumter National Forest (USFS).
This is a moderate hike waterfall: a longer day hike, roughly one to several miles each way. Reaching it takes a moderate walk, so budget time and pack water before you set out. The walk to the main viewpoint runs about 3 miles round trip. The nearest town is Tamassee.
When to go: Spring (Mar-May). Flow usually peaks after snowmelt and heavy rain and tapers through late summer — a quick look at recent streamflow and the managing agency's conditions page can save a wasted trip.
