9/12/2015 - haven't been able to get back to these falls because of my knee problems, and my reluctance to try to drive over a very rough spot in the road in my little station wagon. But I've gotten a new (to me anyway) SUV so I thought I'd try it in that. Well...they've solved the issue...you can't drive to the falls now, it's gated off at the bottom of the short drive to the parking area. No reason you can't hike in from there, but I'm not sure how far it is...maybe 1/2 a mile?
11/24/2011 - I recently bought "Waterfall Hikes of North Georgia" by Jim Parham and he mentions some falls abover Stonewall Creek Falls, so today I went back to see them. They're just visible from the trail along the creek, but don't photograph well from there because of the ubiquitous rhododendron. It did look like it was possible to get down to both of them, but the trail was steep and I didn't feel like trying it when I was there alone.
GPMAPS does not show the falls on the side branch, but it flows into Stonewall Creek
9/5/2010 My sister and I did 4 falls this day, but the others are already documented.
4/30/2011 - went above Lake Rabun Rd, which is above the town of Tallulah Falls, GA - to see if there were any waterfalls. Panned completely, there weren't even any creeks or branches. Since I was more or less in the area, I went back to Stonewall Creek Falls to get better pictures. On the way in I heard a falls on a side branch. It's not easy to see in the photo, but when you are there you can see that it goes quite a long way down the branch. It's alongside the last hill you drive down before you get to Stonewall Creek Falls. The flowers were growing right beside the road on the way in to the falls.
9/5/2010 - this falls is down a long, winding Forest Service road north of the town of Tallulah Falls, GA. The road was eroded in several places, which required some careful driving, but we made it almost to the falls. About 1/4 mile away there was a spot that was badly rutted...so I chose to park and walk the rest of the way. And, of course, once we got down to the valley, there were quite a few campers down there...cars and all! So we probably could have driven down, if I'd been careful about it.
GPS: 34°49'10"N 83°26'41"W (unnamed branch falls)
GPS: 34°49'14"N 83°27'0"W (Stonewall Creek Falls)
11/24/2011 - I recently bought "Waterfall Hikes of North Georgia" by Jim Parham and he mentions some falls abover Stonewall Creek Falls, so today I went back to see them. They're just visible from the trail along the creek, but don't photograph well from there because of the ubiquitous rhododendron. It did look like it was possible to get down to both of them, but the trail was steep and I didn't feel like trying it when I was there alone.
GPMAPS does not show the falls on the side branch, but it flows into Stonewall Creek
9/5/2010 My sister and I did 4 falls this day, but the others are already documented.
4/30/2011 - went above Lake Rabun Rd, which is above the town of Tallulah Falls, GA - to see if there were any waterfalls. Panned completely, there weren't even any creeks or branches. Since I was more or less in the area, I went back to Stonewall Creek Falls to get better pictures. On the way in I heard a falls on a side branch. It's not easy to see in the photo, but when you are there you can see that it goes quite a long way down the branch. It's alongside the last hill you drive down before you get to Stonewall Creek Falls. The flowers were growing right beside the road on the way in to the falls.
9/5/2010 - this falls is down a long, winding Forest Service road north of the town of Tallulah Falls, GA. The road was eroded in several places, which required some careful driving, but we made it almost to the falls. About 1/4 mile away there was a spot that was badly rutted...so I chose to park and walk the rest of the way. And, of course, once we got down to the valley, there were quite a few campers down there...cars and all! So we probably could have driven down, if I'd been careful about it.
GPS: 34°49'10"N 83°26'41"W (unnamed branch falls)
GPS: 34°49'14"N 83°27'0"W (Stonewall Creek Falls)
Directions and Information: from Tallulah Falls, GA
- north on US 441 - get into left-hand lane
- on large, divided, 4 lane bridge - get into the left-hand turn lane ON the bridge
- left at end of bridge, then immediately right onto Old US 441
- left on FS 20 (not easy to see-is at some kind of utility building, electric company maybe-but there are signs on the left about bike trails)
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