Cleveland in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Welcome to Caesars Head State Park
Photographed by Brian Scott, June 28, 2009
1. Welcome to Caesars Head State Park Marker
About Caesars Head State Park
Caesars Head State Park is part of an 11,000 acre area known as the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Caesars Head contains a diversity of plant and animal communities adapted for life along the escarpment. The Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area provides more than 55 miles of hiking trails, ranging from easy to very strenuous as well as trailside campsites. Picnicking may also be enjoyed in the cool mountain forest.
South Carolina State Park Service Mission
To encourage people to discover South Carolina's state parks by providing resource-based recreational and educational opportunities that emphasize the conservation, protection and interpretation of the state's natural and cultural resources.
Caesars Head State Park Mission Statement
To protect and preserve the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area - providing for low-impact recreational, educational, inspirational opportunities sustained through the stewardship of scenic vistas, watersheds, forests, natural systems and wilderness backcountry of South Carolina's Blue Ridge Escarpment.
Project Green
The Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area is part of the Project Green program of the South Carolina State Park Service. trash cans have been removed to
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Erected by South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Natural Features • Natural Resources • Notable Places.
Location. 35° 6.343′ N, 82° 37.6′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It is on Geer Highway (U.S. 276). Marker is located east of the covered picnic tables on the grounds of Caesars Head State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8155 Geer Highway, Cleveland SC 29635, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate and in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tommy Wyche (approx. 0.3 miles away); Point of View (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sweat Equity (approx. 1.6 miles away); North Carolina / South Carolina (approx. 1.8 miles away in North Carolina); Raven Cliff Falls (approx. 1.8 miles away); Grandmamas Legacy of Flowers (approx. 5.9 miles away); Table Rock (approx. 5.9 miles away); Gap Creek Baptist Church
Photographed by Brian Scott, June 28, 2009
2. Welcome to Caesars Head State Park Marker
Also see . . . Caesars Head State Park. Caesars Head State Park is located in northern Greenville County, SC, only three miles (5 km) from the North Carolina border. (Submitted on July 10, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Brian Scott, June 28, 2009
3. Caesars Head State Park Entrance
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4. Caesars Head
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5. Walkway Leading to Overlook
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6. Point of View Marker and Overlook
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7. Table Rock and Reservoir from the Lookout
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8. Lookout Elevation
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9. Caesars Head State Park Covered Picnic Area
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10. Entrance to Devil's Kitchen
Devils Kitchen is a narrow pass between two large pieces of granite. It is necessary to walk through the kitchen in order to reach a small overlook which provides the only view of Caesars Head.
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11. Stairs Leading to Devil's Kitchen
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12. Devils Kitchen - Looking West
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13. Devils Kitchen - Looking East
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 4,376 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 10, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 4. submitted on July 11, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 5, 6. submitted on July 10, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on July 11, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
