522 Eastatoee Community Rd, Sunset, SC 29685

Marking the dramatic threshold of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Jocassee Gorges is an escarpment near South Carolina’s northern border where the terrain climbs 2000 feet within just a few miles. National Geographic magazine named Jocassee Gorges one of its 50 “Destinations of a Lifetime”, noting the wilderness location’s “views of spectacular waterfalls and large concentrations of rare plants.” Some 43,000 acres of this unique and diverse land are in a protected management area. 522 Eastatoee Community Road lies just outside this preserve. With 17.96 acres of gently sloping varied woodlands and pasture, this property is a nature-lover’s utopia. Set behind a shared private gate, the lovingly designed and maintained 2 bedroom/2 bath home boasts a cabin feel, but with modern convenience and cottage charm. Enter into a beautiful great room with vaulted ceilings and floor to ceiling stone fireplace. The main floor offers a living/dining room combination, a fully equipped kitchen, laundry closet, and en-suite bedroom with soaking tub/shower combo. The home’s upstairs level has an open to below flex-use loft space (perfect for an office set up or bunk beds), a second full bath, and further large bedroom. The real headliner of this home is the Eastatoe River, which cascades within mere feet of the rear of the house. Dubbed the “stream of dreams,” the Eastatoe is one of the state’s best-known trout fishing venues. An easy walk from the over-sized, covered back porch of the cabin lies a perfect swimming hole with a sandy beach. The current owners have enjoyed swimming, fishing, tubing and wildlife watching from this private piece of paradise. This unique offering has multiple locations for future building sites and would be perfect for sub-dividing, for large families wishing to build vacation homes close to each other, or for an investor seeking vacation rental properties. The 17.96 acres has some pasture, which would be perfect for a small farm or homestead, and beautiful woods. The is a very rare opportunity to own a serene property in an incredibly historic and beautiful part of the upstate!