Overlanding Jocassee Gorges

Horsepasture Road ~ Laurel Fork Preserve ~ Foothills Trail ~ Virginia Hawkins Falls ~ Jumping Off Rock ~ Lake Jocassee ~ Truck Camping ~ Whitewater Falls ~ John's Jump ~ Gorges State Park ~ Rainbow Falls ~ Turtleback Falls
On this trip I travel to the border between northwestern South Carolina and far western North Carolina, to the Jocassee Gorges region. This area is known for very rugged, steep terrain, deep gorges, lots of waterways and tons of waterfalls. The main highlights are listed above and shown in the video. Thanks for watching!
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[@CarolinaChrisOutdoors]

Nice! Everyone knows South Carolina for the beaches and golf courses. It’s nice to see the waterfalls. You picked the best time of the year to see them!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks so much for checking it out. Indeed SC isn’t really known for its mountains, and to be fair from where I was in this video I could almost throw a rock into North Carolina or Georgia haha! So SC may not have a lot of mountains but what y’all have is definitely legit. I’ve been down there a handful of times and always love it and still only scratched the surface of all I want to see and do around there. Winter is a great time to explore…few leaves blocking up my views, and yes waterfalls tend to be at their best in late winter/early spring in our area. Thanks again, my friend!

[@Juju1212012]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing 🤗 Love the new channel logo !!

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks so much!!!!

[@SeniorHiker77]

That was one gorgeous waterfall. Best trip ever. Jim Not. Lol

[@SmellNRoses]

There were so many awesome waterfalls on this trip. Every trip is the “best ever” isn’t it? Thanks for checking it out, my friend.

[@DefiantOffroad]

That looked like it was a great time. It's an area that I've never really explored, and clearly I need to fix that.

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks so much for checking it out. I’ve been down in that area a few times and let me tell you I’ve barely scratched the surface of everything to see and do, especially waterfalls there are so many! Do check out this area when you get a chance, you wont be disappointed.

[@KrizAkoni]

Spectacular trip. Those are some super nice falls.

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks for watching, my friend. It was a good trip. Its crazy how many spectacular falls there in that area. I didn’t even make a dent in my to do list.

[@CavemanOutdoorsMissouri]

Great video, love all the waterfalls. You like the diesel heater?

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks, my friend! The waterfalls in that area are amazing and there are so many. They’re everywhere. The heater has been great so far. I bought the main components on a Black Friday deal back in November and slowly assembled it over December and January. This trip was the first real world test. I’ve still got a few things to tweak to get it dialed in but I’m very happy with it so far. I’m no stranger to winter camping and I got a great sleep system and have survived many brutal nights down in the teens etc but I dont know man maybe getting old sucks haha but the heater is definitely a game changer. I could see you adding one to your trailer set up.

[@Lostnthesauce704]

Man what a awesome video! I know people like to keep these close to the vest but any chance you could share where that campsite was? Or something close by to help me get there?

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks so much for checking out ny video. Glad you enjoyed it. If you Google search Horsepasture Road and Jocassee Gorges you should find all the info you need. If I can help hit me up on my IG page.

[@potatothorn]

a whole bunch of really nice falls wow! nice ride too and what is that heater thing? spoiled! hahahah awesome trip thanks for taking us with you

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks so much for watching, my friend!!! Dude its crazy how many awesome waterfalls there are in this area. I’ve been down there a few times and have not even put a dent in the list of things to see. Yeah I’m loving the heater. I just recently built it and I’m still tweaking it. Yeah sucks getting old, you start wanting more comforts you didnt care about before, and having a truck to haul it all out there for you hahaha! I’m a spoiled brat lol!

[@potatothorn]

@@SmellNRoses hehe/ we have a propane heater we use on camping trips plus a big home size air mattress so we are getting spoiled as well haha// awesome there are a lot more falls to find out there, we look forward to the videos

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Very nice, love the scenery

[@rocksolidadventures184]

Nice one as always man. What power source are you using for your diesel heater?

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks so much, man! I’m using Eco Flow River Pro power station and very happy with it so far.

[@tommyordoyne7461]

Is Gorges State Park open for RV camping yet? Where is Turtleback Falls?

[@wvoutdoorsman5326]

Love the new logo.

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks so much, my friend!

[@CalebYoung]

Dude that was a great trip. We still got to get together this spring/summer.

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks man! Yes was a good trip. And yeah we need to plan something.

[@DWsSouthernCookingBBQ]

Beautiful area, love the campsite, I been building a mini camp machine and about ready to try it out, check it out in my latest video if you like. Enjoyed the video thanks for sharing, hope some day to meet you on the trails. Good to see you take care my friend.

[@SmellNRoses]

Thanks so much for checking it out ny friend! It was a really nice camp site. Mini camp machine? I’ll definitely take a look! And yes hope to meet you some day. If you’re coming to Virginia this spring for yalls annual camp, keep me posted and I’ll try to stop by.

[@DWsSouthernCookingBBQ]

@Smell N Roses Yeah we're going to be down sometime should be first or second week of June but could make it down a week or two early I'm itching to try out my mini camp machine, I'll let you know when we head that way.