Cleveland in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Welcome to Caesars Head State Park
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 improve park aesthetics, reduce trash and to encourage visitors to practice recycling. Caesars Head requires that visitors take their trash out with them. "Pack it in, pack it out."
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. Marker 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.
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); North Carolina / South Carolina (approx. 1.8 miles away in North Carolina); Raven Cliff Falls (approx. 1.8 miles away); Gap Creek Baptist Church (approx. 6 miles away); Beliefs Set in Stone (approx. 6.2 miles away); The Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 6.6 miles away); a different marker also named Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 6.6 miles away); A CCC Classic (approx. 6.6 miles away); Parkitecture (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.
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.)
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 3,911 times since then and 23 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.