Fun Facts!

 
 

Stumphouse Park encompasses 440-acres and includes: Stumphouse Tunnel, Issaqueena Falls, the Stumphouse Passage of the Palmetto Trail, the Blue Ridge Railroad hiking trail, and Stumphouse Mountain Bike Park.

  • The tunnel was dug using hand tools prior to the Civil War, but never completed.

    Approximately 1/4 mile of the tunnel is open to the public.

    The tunnel maintains a constant temperature of 50 degrees year-round.

    For decades Clemson University cured bleu cheese inside the tunnel.

  • You can walk from one side of the park to other but for easier access you can also drive.

    It is an easy 1/4 mile walk from the parking lot to the observation deck.

    There is a rough trail from the observation deck to the bottom of the falls, but the path is not maintained by the City of Walhalla, is quite dangerous and visitors are not encourage to take it.

  • The trail is accessible from the center of the park.

    This is the terminus of the western end of the Palmetto Trail, a multi-use trail system that stretches over 500 miles across South Carolina.

  • This trail is located at the top of Issaqueena Falls parking lot.

    This trail and is 2.5 miles of easy-to-moderate hiking through the forest with amazing views of the upstate.