Waterfalls in Georgia

Where the waterfalls are in Georgia

Georgia's waterfalls are almost all in the north, where the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Cumberland Plateau reach into the state. The Chattahoochee National Forest holds dozens, many near Helen and Clayton, and Tallulah Gorge has a string of falls in a single deep canyon.

The best-known falls are in state parks and national forest recreation areas with developed trails, so they are easy to reach, and busy on fall weekends.

Well-known waterfalls in Georgia

Amicalola Falls

Georgia's tallest waterfall at about 729 feet, a long cascade in Amicalola Falls State Park with a staircase alongside and a road to the top. Falls near Amicalola Falls.

Anna Ruby Falls

Twin falls where two creeks meet, a short paved walk from a national forest recreation area near Helen. Falls near Anna Ruby Falls.

Raven Cliff Falls

A fall that splits a rock face in two, at the end of a creekside trail in the Raven Cliffs Wilderness. Falls near Raven Cliff Falls.

Toccoa Falls

A 186-foot free fall on the campus of Toccoa Falls College, reached by a short level path. Falls near Toccoa Falls.

Hemlock Falls

One of two falls on the stair-heavy Waterfalls Trail in Cloudland Canyon State Park; Cherokee Falls is the other. Falls near Hemlock Falls.

Minnehaha Falls

A tall, stepped fall near Lake Rabun, reached by a short trail. Falls near Minnehaha Falls.

When to go

Winter and spring rains give the strongest flow. Summer thunderstorms can bring falls back to life for a day or two. Autumn leaves peak in late October. See the best time to see waterfalls for how flow changes by region.

Georgia by the numbers

The map shows 76 named falls in Georgia. 29 of them are in the USGS Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of official place names, and 47 more are named falls mapped only in OpenStreetMap. 9 have a height recorded by OpenStreetMap mappers, which is what the height filter above uses. RabunCounty has the most, with 5.

Tallest recorded waterfalls in Georgia

Heights as recorded in OpenStreetMap, converted to feet. Guidebooks may list different figures, usually because they count every tier of a fall or only the biggest drop. Why heights differ.

Counties with the most waterfalls

From the USGS record, which gives each fall's county.

Every named waterfall in Georgia

Alphabetical within each county. Tap a name to centre the map above on it.

Coffee County (1)

Rock Falls

Dawson County (2)

Amicalola Falls, Cochrans Falls

Fannin County (3)

High Falls, Noontootla Falls, Sea Creek Falls

Habersham County (1)

Wilson Falls

Lumpkin County (4)

Black Falls, Clay Creek Falls, DeSoto Falls, High Water Falls

Meriwether County (1)

Cascade Falls

Pickens County (1)

Padgett Falls

Polk County (1)

Hightower Falls

Rabun County (5)

Big Bend Falls, Cascade Falls, Estatoah Falls, Stekoa Falls, Timpson Falls

Stephens County (1)

Toccoa Falls (186 ft)

Union County (4)

Haynes Falls, Helton Creek Falls, Horsetrough Falls, Nottely Falls

Walker County (2)

Keown Falls, Lula Falls

White County (2)

Anna Ruby Falls, Dukes Creek Falls

County not recorded (48)

Alana Falls, Allatoona Falls (20 ft), Anneewakee Falls (10 ft), Barnes Creek Falls 25, Blood Mountain Creek Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Caledonia Cascade, Cherokee Falls (59 ft), Dicks Creek Falls, Duke Creek Falls, Emery Creek Lower Falls (1,2) 60, 15, Emery Creek Upper Falls (3,4,5) 15, 40, 15, Etowah Falls, Fall Creek Waterfall, Hemlock Falls (89 ft), Hemlock Falls, High Falls (100 ft), High Shoals Falls, Horse Trough Falls, Hurricane Falls, Jacks River Falls 80, Keown Falls North 35 (30 ft), Keown Falls South 25, L'Eau d'Or Falls, Little Rock Creek Falls, Long Creek Falls, Lower Canada Creek Falls, Lower DeSoto Falls, Lower Garrett Branch Falls, Lower Sorrels Branch Falls, Lula Falls 100, Lula Lake Falls 30, Mill Creek Falls (2) 50, Minnehaha Falls, Oceana Falls, Panther Creek Falls (131 ft), Raven Cliff Falls, Stonewall Falls, Tempesta Falls, Upper Canada Creek Falls, Upper DeSoto Falls, Upper Garrett Branch Falls, Upper Sorrels Branch Falls, Vickery Creek Falls, Walden Creek Waterfall, Water Wheel, Waterfall #4, Wildcat Falls (1 ft)

Before you go

The map shows where falls are, not whether they are open or safe to reach. Check the land manager, usually a state park or national forest, for closures, fees and permits, and stay on the trail near the water. Our waterfall safety guide covers the hazards, and waterfall hikes near me explains how to pick a trail.

Waterfalls near cities in Georgia

Every named fall within driving range of the city, nearest first: waterfalls near Atlanta.

Waterfalls in nearby states: Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina. Or see waterfalls in every state.