| Caesars Head State Park | |
|---|---|
 Overlook at Caesars Head State Park | |
  Location of the park within South Carolina. | |
| Nearest city | Cleveland, SC |
| Coordinates | 35°7′N 82°36′W / 35.117°N 82.600°W |
| Area | 7,467 acres (30.2 km2) |
| Created | from 1976 to 1986 |
| Camp sites | 24 primitive trailside sites |
| Hiking trails | 13 |
| Website | Park website |
Caesars Head State Park is a park in northern Greenville County, South Carolina, that borders Transylvania County, North Carolina, and is reached via US 276. The eponymous rock formation, one of the highest points in Greenville County, is a granitic gneiss outcrop at 3,208 ft (978 m) above sea level on the Blue Ridge Escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains and rests roughly 2,000 ft (600 m) above the Piedmont below. The origin of the name "Caesars Head" is disputed, though the outcrop was most probably named for an early mountaineer's dog.[1] Caesars Head State Park and Jones Gap State Park are jointly administered by the state Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism as part of the Mountain Bridge Wilderness.
- ^ Nawal Jaber, et al., "The Dramatic History of Caesar's Head", Echoes (Northwest Middle School, Travelers Rest, South Carolina), Spring 1987, 16.