Rocky Bottom is an unincorporated community located in northern Pickens County, South Carolina 16miles north of Pickens, South Carolina, 7miles south of Rosman, North Carolina and 27miles northwest of Greenville, South Carolina. Near the North Carolina state line, on U.S. Highway 178 in the Blue Ridge Mountains, at an elevation of 1750feet. The Foothills Trail also makes its way through Rocky Bottom, with an area for trailgoers to park.