Then when I got to the falls I had to wade the creek to get the video. The stepping stones that used to be there were gone, and the gravel bar was still there, but was under at least an inch of running water.
10/14/2011 - went back to Sea Creek Falls to get the GPS location. I'm sorry to say that the fungus in the photo is no longer there. I don't know if they died and fell off, or if someone pulled them off but I'm glad I at least have a photo of them.
The road was dry today, no huge puddle like the last time, so I drove across the creek and way down the road, but didn't see any other falls.
9/3/2010 This was my 2nd try as I misread Mr. Anthony's directions and went WAY too far down Hwy 60 towards Morganton,GA the first time. I did it right this time! This was an easy drive, once I did it correctly, but I couldn't get to the parking that is closest to the falls. There was a HUGE deep puddle in the Forest Service road that I didn't want to drive through, so I parked there and hiked around it...but it only added a few hundred feet to the trip, so it wasn't a big deal. The trail is easy to follow and some nice souls have put stepping stones in the creek so you can get out to the gravel bar that is the best view of the falls, without getting your feet wet.
Directions and Information: from Dahlonega, GA
- go north on US 19 bypass to Stone Pile Gap
- turn left on GA 60
- turn right on Cooper Creek Rd
- turn left on FS 264
Note: there is a parking area about 2/10 mi down FS 264, but you might not be able to get there due to deep water-filled potholes in the road. Park where you can be off the road, and just go on down the road to where you see a good sized parking area on the left. Go over the blocking mounds, along the creek to the falls. At an open wooded area along the creek before the falls, look to your right for some trees with HUGE fungus growths. I didn't actually see these until I was coming back out.
