As you head out on the Eastatoe Passage from the Dug Mountain Fishing Access parking lot, you will enjoy the sights and sounds of hiking alongside Eastatoe Creek. You will then begin to gain elevation and cross a boardwalk above a waterfall on a small feeder creek. The trail begins to descend back towards the creek where you are met with your reward, the opportunity to enjoy our new 95 foot suspension bridge over Eastatoe Creek. The distance from the parking lot to the bridge is 3/4 of a mile.

Both Bridges Along the Eastatoe Passage are Now Complete!

The Eastatoe Zeke suspension bridge construction was completed on December 28, 2020 by The American Adventure Service Corps, Beanstalk Builders and Palmetto Trail staff. The second bridge was completed in Spring 2021 and features the same extension bridge format as the first. Both bridges are ready for public use!

This is a HIKING ONLY trail. No motor vehicles, bicycles, or horses allowed.

Roy F. Jones Road Parking Area/Dug Mountain Fishing Access

Take Hwy.178 at exit 21 from I-85 to Pickens, SC.  Continue on Hwy. 178 to Pickens.
In Pickens, take a left on W. Main Street (Hwy 183).
In approx. 1.1 miles, take a slight right onto Shady Grove Road.
In approx. 7.0 miles, turn right onto Little Eastatoe Road.
At the intersection with Hwy. 11, drive across Hwy 11 onto Roy F. Jones Road.
Proceed 1.3 miles and you will see Dug Mountain Anglers Access Area parking lot on the right after the bridge.
The trailhead is located adjacent to the parking lot.

Keowee-Toxaway State Park - Natural Bridge/Raven Rock/Eastatoe Passage Trailhead Parking

Take Hwy 178 at exit 21 from I-85 to Pickens, SC.  Continue on Hwy 178 to Pickens.
In Pickens, take a left of W. Main Street (Hwy 183)
In approx. 1.1 miles, take a slight right onto Shady Grove Road.
Stay on Shady Grove Road for approx. 7.8 miles.
Turn right at the intersection with Hwy. 133 (Crow Creek Road).
Turn left at the intersection with Hwy. 11.
The park entrance (Cabin Road) will be 0.1 miles on the right.
After entering the park, the visitor center will be on your right.
Park in the parking lot behind the visitor center.
The trailhead is adjacent to the parking lot.

Eastatoe Passage connects Keowee-Toxaway State Park with the Dug Mountain Angler Access on Roy F. Jones Highway. The angler access trailhead is 1.3 miles north of Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway (SC Hwy 11). The state park on SC 11 anchors the west end of the passage where it shares the Natural Bridge Trail.