What this is all about

I like to hike, and I belong to a womens hiking group called "TrailDames" - one of our hikes took us to a waterfall just over the border in South Carolina. This got me interested in finding waterfalls nearby and earlier this year I found a website with directions and photos of waterfalls in North Georgia at (see links for TrailDames & North Georgia Waterfalls below)

I now also belong to another womens hiking group called Off the Grid. Both OTG and Traildames are on Meetup.

Mr. Anthony's site has lovely photos of well over 100 waterfalls in North Georgia and I got interested in seeing them. As the weather got hotter through the summer I concentrated on shorter hikes to falls, and falls that were visible from the road. Then, as it started to get cooler again, I started doing longer hikes. It turned out to be far more fun than I expected it to be, and to my surprise - when I added them up - I had been to over 100 myself!

So I decided to make a record of them and of what it's like to visit them, in case anyone else is interested in seeing them too. I will be adding photos and directions, trail conditions, etc. in the future. As I "redo" falls I will update the page that already exists for them, instead of creating a new page every time. Keeping with the format of this blog site, I will put new information at the top of each existing page.

I won't be putting road mileages on the directions, I strongly urge you to compare my directions to a good map so you can see the distances for yourself. I'm not very good at guessing distances, so if I can find a trail length I will use that. If I'm guessing, I'll put a question mark so you'll know!

My apologies for the "watermarks" on the photos, but I have had...and know other people who have had...photos stolen off the net. The watermarks are to ensure that they can't be reused without being identified as mine.

I got a good GPS unit and I'll slowly be putting GPS coordinates for the falls, when I can. If I can get close to the falls the GPS will be for the falls. Otherwise, it will be for where you can see them most easily.

Nov 2012: I got a new PC and now that I can actually get things done (!) I'm going to rearrange the way the falls are listed. I'm going to list them separately, instead of grouping them by the day I saw them. The only ones I'll group are the ones that are on the same creek, or very close - like on the same road.

I've completed rearranging the posts. Hopefully this will help make the falls easier to find. I also found my count was WAY off, so I've updated the total too.

Jan 2013 - I just got a video camera, so I'll be adding short videos of the falls as I am able to get back to them. They might be a bit shakey at first, but hopefully I'll get better as I get used to using it!

Jan 2014 - I almost forgot about posting this! I had been in contact with Sharon Collins, the host of GPB's "Georgia Outdoors"...offering to take her around my 18 Waterfalls tour. She was not able to make it, but I did take her cameraman Shane Keating on the tour. I was hoping they'd do a show about the tour, but that didn't happen. However, some of the shots did show up in the episode "Mountain Magic"...so I've added a link to that episode.

Aug 2015 - I've created a Google map of the waterfalls I either have been to, or know about as publicly accessable, check it out at: https://goo.gl/maps/79Lyb

Got some additional news. The episode of Georgia Outdoors mentioned above, that has some of the shots taken by the cameraman on my 18 Wateralls tour...won a 2015 Southeastern Emmy for "Magazine Program" http://www.gpb.org/emmys

Total Falls

Total waterfalls as of 6/7/2015: 504
Total videos as of 6/7/2015: 180

Monday, December 1, 2014

Ruff's Mill Cascade

11/30/2014 - on my way back from Hightower Falls I stopped at Ruff's Mill to get a video of the cascade here, and found to my dismay that this is actually private property and not really open to the public.  And really, after getting a good look at it...it's not really a falls wither.  More of a shoal.  So I'm going to leave it up, but remove it from my count.

11/10/2012 - saw a reference to this falls on the net, so I set out to find it.  Turned out to be easy.  The entrance to the old mill is at the Ruffs Mill-Concord Covered Bridge, near Smyrna, GA.  The falls is small, and down a steep creek bank.  It looks like it is possible to get closer to it, but since I got there late and was alone, I decided to just get the best picture I could from above.

According to GMAPS this falls is on Nickajack Creek




Sunday, November 30, 2014

Hightower Falls

11/30/14 - a couple of weeks ago I contacted the owner of Hightower Falls and she very kindly gave me permission to see and film the waterfall on her property.  This is an "event" property and if you are interested you can get more information at the URL below.

It was hard to get good photos.  I got there right about 1 pm and the sun was shining straight into my eyes just off to one side of the falls.  Probably afternoon would be a better time, as the sun would then be behind you.

This falls is on Euharlee Creek, but the current owner has told me that "Hightower" was the family name of previous owners.


More information: www.hightowerfalls.com

Monday, September 8, 2014

Spoonauger Falls - SC (2 falls)

9/7/2014 - got up fairly early (for a Sunday!) and drove just across the Chatooga River to do the short hike to Spoonauger Falls on Spoonauger Creek.  The trail is described as easy to moderate, which is about right.  It starts out very easy, nearly level...but when you cross Spoonauger Creek, the bank down to the creek is low and easy, but the opposite bank is higher and nearly straight up.  You have to step carefully on roots and rocks sticking out of the bank.  Then you turn uphill on the trail to the base of the falls.  There is a metal verticle sign that says "Spnauger Falls"

At the first switchback there is a short trail to a small falls.  Then the trail switchbacks 3 or 4 times to Spoonauger Falls.  The trail is steep, but not too difficult and right before the end there is a seep that had the trail mushy and wet, but there were rocks to step on.

I don't know how this falls got its name, but in case you're wondering...a "spoon auger" (aka: spoon drill) looks like this:

Chairmaker's Spoon Bit Set 471129
(from: http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/chairmakersspoonbitset.aspx)

They can actually have several shapes, including a pointed oval shaped (more like an eating spoon, but a lot sharper!) but I couldn't find a good picture of one of those.

GPS: 34.97502°N 83.11118°W (lower falls)


Spoonauger Falls
GPS: 34.97476°N 83.11019°W


Directions and Information: from Clayton, Ga
  • east on Warwoman Road
  • south on GA 28
  • north on Burrells Ford Rd (this gravel road is easy to miss, if you get to the river you've missed it)
  • continue until road crosses Chattooga River
  • park at sign on left for the Chattooga River Trail



Anna Ruby Falls (3 falls)

9/5/2014 - my knees are doing a lot better with the physical therapy I'm doing, and the weather is not QUITE as hot as it's been...so I took advantage of being off and went to Anna Ruby Falls.  Along the way, I also got a roadside falls on Smith Creek that I had known about but not had a chance to get before.

8/22/2010 - Anna Ruby Falls is one of the "big 3" showpiece waterfalls of North Georgia - along with Amicalola Falls and Dukes Creek Falls.  Like Dukes Creek Falls it is a double falls at the confluence of two creeks.  And, again like Dukes Creek Falls, there is one big, spectacular waterfall and another lovely, but smaller one.

These falls are at the convergence of Curtis Creek and York Creek, which together form Smith 
Creek

Falls on Smith Creek
GPS: 34.75306°N 83.71166°W




Anna Ruby Falls
GPS: 34.76348°N 83.71217°W






Directions and Information: can be found at http://www.unicoistatepark.org/anna-ruby-falls.html

Note: the falls are accessed from inside Unicoi State Park, but are not part of the park.  There is a fee, and if you have a State Park pass it will not be any good.

Mooney Falls - NC

8/30/2014 - since Mooney Falls is close to the trail to Big Laurel Falls, I drove up to this one too.  It is distantly visible from the road and a little further up the road, there is a trail to the base, which I ws told is steep.  I was too tired to try it, so I just got what I could from the road.

The book I used for directions says there is a sign for Mooney Falls, but I did not see it.

GPS: 35.02802°N 83.49816°W (roadside view)
GPS: 35.02892°N 83.49769°W (trailhead)


Directions and Information: from Franklin, NC
  • west on US 64
  • south on W.Old Murphy Rd
  • at Wallace Gap, south on FS 67 (sign for Standing Indian Campground)
  • at the fork at entrance to the campground, continue to the left on the FS road
  • drive past the trailhead for Big Laurel Falls, for about 3/4 mile

Big Laurel Falls - NC

8/30/2014 - took a drive up southwest of Franklin, NC to the area above Standing Indian Campground.  Hiked the trail to Big Laurel Falls.  The book I was using rated this as easy, but I would call it more like moderate.  It starts out easy, but once it starts up the mountain it goes steadily uphill in "bumps" - longish uphills, then short down-hills, then uphill-downhill again.  Maybe 3 or 4 such "bumps."  My GPS made it 1/2 mile from the trailhead sign to the falls...but it felt like 2 miles!

GPS: 35.01823°N 83.50652°W



Directions and Information: from Franklin, NC
  • west on US 64
  • south on W.Old Murphy Rd
  • at Wallace Gap, south on FS 67 (sign for Standing Indian Campground)
  • at the fork at entrance to the campground, continue to the left on the FS road
  • park at trailhead for Big Laurel Falls - there is a good big sign at the start


Mossy Creek falls

8/22/2014 - got bored sitting around the house after work and after looking around on the map, I found a state area labled "Mossy Creek State Park" - but when I checked the state parks website, there was no such park.  So I took a drive out to see it.  Turns out it's not a state park, but a small state owned area that is a put-in for canoes and kayaks where Mossy Creek flows into the Chattahoochee River in White County.

I did see several trail heads, but as far as I can tell they all are short and lead either to the creek or the river.  I followed one that went out from the top of the parking area and found a small falls.

GPS: 34.49639°N 83.67393°W


Directions and Information: from Gainesville, GA
  • north on I985/GA 365
  • west on GA 52
  • north on Skitts Mountain Rd
  • south in Skitts Mountain Dr
  • bear left on Home Place Rd (sign might say Rattler Dr, the map shows both names)
  • follow to parking area at the end of the gravel road

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Raven Cliffs WMA - unknown creek falls

8/17/2014 - after my sister and I got the videos above Dukes Creek Falls, on Davis Creek, we continued driving up the Forest Service road.  Found this waterfall right beside the road.  It was pretty tall, but not much flow...still, it's a falls!

We got in about 4 miles and then I got too tired to continue, so we came back.  The road wasn't too bad, but it always takes a lot of concentration to drive a 2 wheel drive car on most Forest Service roads.

GPS: 34.70051°N 83.79787°W


Directions and Information: from Cleveland, Ga
  • north on US 129
  • right on Alt GA 75
  • left on GA 348 (Richard B Russell Scenic Highway)
  • left into Raven Cliffs parking area
  • continue past parking on gravel road
  • at turn around, go around then take road to left over small mound

Davis Creek falls (2 falls)

8/17/2014 - didn't feel like sitting around the house, so my sister and I took a drive up above Dukes Creek Falls to get videos of these 2 falls on Davis Creek,

These falls are above Dukes Creek Falls


To get to these you drive past the parking area for Raven Cliffs and at 1/2 mile park in the small area on the left, for the middle falls on Davis Creek. Hike the short trail downhill from this point, more or less straight through a small camping area and then further down. This actually brings you out on top of the main falls of Dukes Creek Falls. There's a big area there, so it's not dangerous as long as you stay well away from the brink of the falls. Upstream at this point is the middle falls on Davis Creek.

GPS: 34.70292°N 83.79250°W


GPS: 34.70573°N 83.79810°W

To get to the upper falls on Davis Creek, you drive an additional 1/2 mile past the parking for the middle falls, cross the creek on a good ford and then stop and park. Hike a short distance through the camping area going upstream and around a turn is the upper falls on Davis Creek.


Directions and Information: from Cleveland, Ga
  • north on US 129
  • right on Alt GA 75
  • left on GA 348 (Richard B Russell Scenic Highway)
  • left into Raven Cliffs parking area
  • continue past parking on gravel road
  • for middle falls: at 1/2 mile, park in small wide area on left
  • follow trail downhill, through camping spot to top of falls
  • for upper falls: continue an additional 1/2 mile
  • cross creek & park
  • follow creek upstream through well-used camping area to falls
Note: there is no fee to park. Middle falls are above the biggest of the Dukes Creek Falls, so be careful around the brink of that falls.

Hemlock Falls (Moccasin Creek) (9 falls)

8/16/2014 - I've been getting physical therapy for my knees and it's working really well.  So I decided to do a fairly easy hike and get some better videos of the falls on Moccasin Creek.  I didn't get all the way to Hemlock Falls, got too tired.  After taking a nice leisurely hike I decided some of the falls I've had here aren't really big enough to count.  So I've lowered the total to 9 falls.

Looks like I'll need to go back again!  The videos I got don't match up with the still photos I have.

11/25/2013 - since I'm off all this Thanksgiving weekend, I've been getting as many waterfall videos as I can.  I can't quite match the videos I got with the still photos, guess I'll have to go back and do a better job!

The trail to Hemlock Falls starts at the end of a rough gravel road opposite Moccasin Creek State Park. The trail is just over a mile long and is an easy, uphill hike. At one point you cross the creek on a recently improved bridge. This is one of my favorites and I've been here several times in the last couple of years.

This falls is actually a side branch that is on the other side of the creek from the trail





This falls is immediately below the bridge across Moccasin Creek


The 4 following falls are one right after the other after you've climbed up from the bridge.






This is Hemlock Falls

   
unnamed falls on Moccasin Creek- this falls is upstream of Hemlock Falls. Hike above Hemlock Falls and immediately cross the creek, then hike uphill until you hit an unimproved trail. Most of this trail appears to be an old logging road, but it's not maintained and there a lot of blow-downs to negotiate. At one point there's a tangle of smaller blow-downs and it's tricky to get around them. Once you are at the falls - maybe a bit more than 1/2 mile - you will hear them, and there is a short, steep side trail down to the base.


Directions and Information: from Clarkesville, GA
  • north on GA Hwy 197
  • just before Moccasin Creek State Park, left on Andersonville Rd
  • part at end of Andersonville Lane on left
  • trail is a continuation of the old road, past the rock with the trail named carved in it

Monday, August 11, 2014

Rivermist falls

8/10/2014 - after going to the falls at Fairmont on the Park I went on to the falls at Rivermist subdivision.  Had more time to check around and found you get a better and easier view of the falls from the other side.  Hike upstream and cross on the bridge, then work your way downstream to a nice, big rock shelf that goes out into the creek.

I took a picture of the sign at the trail head, but I can't tell if it's saying the falls is "Red Fox Falls" or if it's just saying this is the "Red Fox Trail to the falls"   You decide!  The sign that said it was for homowners only was not there this time.

1/22/2011 - went to Rivermist Subdivision, near Snellville, to find the waterfall mentioned on their website (http://www.rivermistrafter.org/home.html).  There is a sign at the beginning of the short trail that says it's for homeowners only, so I suggest contacting them to get directions and permission to see the falls.  The creek drops over a long shelf of rock, but only at one end of it, so I've included a close-up of the falls and then a wider view showing the whole shelf.

According to GMAPS this falls is on Watson Creek





Directions and Information: from Snellville, GA
south on Us78/GA10
right on Hewatt Rd SW
left on Rivermist Dr SW
right on Red Fox Run SW
park in turn-around at end of road
trail begins beside sign

Note: the best view of the falls is on the other side from where the gravel trail ends.  Go upstream, cross the bridge, then work you way back downstream to the rock shelf below the falls.

Fairmont on the Park

8/10/2014 - too hot and muggy to do any hiking, so I went back to Fairmont on the Park to get a video of their itty bitty waterfall.  It seems this one is not much more than a trickle even at the best of times.

1/18/2012 - we had a couple of days of really good rain, so I went back to Fairmont on the Park to get photos with more water coming over.  Turns out there really isn't a lot of water even at the best of times!  But I did get a better photo.

6/19/2011 - went to Fairmont on the Park, a subdivision in Gwinnett County, because their website mentions a waterfall.  I did find it, it's right by the clubhouse.  It's on a very small branch and might be dry in prolonged dry spells...and there wasn't much water even with all the rain we've had lately.  It's in a minature amphitheater and is easy to get to.

GMAPS does not show this small branch

GPS: 34.04073° -83.87968°



Directions and Information: from Dacula, GA
  • east on Hwy 8
  • left on Dacula Rd NE
  • right on Fence Rd
  • right on Fairmont Park Dr
  • left into clubhouse parking lot
  • steps down to pool area
  • go past pool and past clubhouse
  • follow short gravel trail down to bridge across branch

Mingo Falls *

8/9/2014 - braved the forecast of 80% chance of rain and drove up to the Smokies.  My original plan was to do the hike from Deep Creek Campground to Indian Creek Falls, but I totally forgot it's prime tubing weather and I wasn't able to find a parking space close enough to the trail head.  So I drove back to the Cherokee, NC area and did Mingo Falls instead.

The hike is not long, but it starts with 159 steps up the side of the mountain!  Not so bad going up, but I had to go slow coming down to avoid hurting my knees...but I made it with no trouble.

The trail crosses a bridge right at the base of the falls, and looks like it continues on but I don't know where it comes out.

According to GMAPS this falls is on Mingo Creek



Directions and Information: from Cherokee, NC
  • US 441 north
  • right on Big Cove Rd (careful, makes a sharp left turn immediately across the bridge)
  • follow to Mingo Falls Campground on the right
  • parking area for hikers is immediately across the bridge
Note: the trail begins as a long series of concrete/railroad tie steps - 159 in all!  At the top of the stairs, the trail is short and easy to the bridge that crosses the creek at the base of the falls.

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Mulberry River falls

7/26/2014 - hot, hot, hot!  Followed some directions I was given to a waterfall on the Mulberry River and realized when I got to it that I had already been there...just came in from the other end of the trail!  At the top of the falls there is a nice bench and just before you get to that bench, along the river bank, there is this fantastic tree that has had the soil washed away from around it's roots.

1/15/2011 Mulberry River falls -this falls can be seen from along the Mulberrry Riverwalk in Braselton, GA.  It's actually across the interstate from the "old town" Braselton and runs behind 2 or 3 upscale subdivisions.  The trail is more or less flat the whole way, so it's an easy hike. 





Directions and Information: from I85
  • exit 129, Ga 211
  • north on GA 211
  • right on Liberty Church Road
  • left into parking for trail, before bridge across river
  • trail starts at gap in rail fence at top of parking area
Note: the trail is paved to the bottom of the hill. After that, it's gravel or just a wide track.  This is, more or less, a maintenance track for the water and/or sewage line that runs behind the 2 or 3 subdivisions that are uphill from the river.

Monday, July 21, 2014

Kilby Mill Falls (2 falls)

1/17/2015 - was up in this area trying to find a new trail I'd heard about and since we were so close, I took my hiking partner to see these falls.  Found there is a big tree that came down on the trail between the lower and upper falls.  It's at a pretty steep slant, but there is just enough room to crawl under it.

7/20/2014 - rainy weekend, but I was so tired of sitting around the house and I made an attempt to do a short hike.  Got lucky and got to this trailhead during a lull in the rain.  I've been getting physical therapy for my knee problems...so I took it easy, especially as the trail was pretty wet!

5/7/2011 - my sister and I went to do Kilby Mill Falls and Denton Branch Falls so I could get new pictures and GPS points.  The Denton Branch Falls hike turned into an adventure!  We met a young couple and their 4 month old baby at that falls and he told us of a side trail that went around and above Denton Branch Falls and then up the branch, where he said there was a falls at least twice as high.

So we set off up that trail.  He said it was about 1/4 mile and that it leveled out just past the curve you could see from the trail to Denton Branch Falls.  Yeah, NOT!  We got to that curve and the old logging road continued more or less straight up the mountain at a pretty steep angle.  We figured it was at LEAST 1/2 mile when we finally ran out of time and had to go back.  This part of the hike turned out to be hiking through waist high poison ivy, and we both got ticks.  So this is on the redo list - as we never did find the falls he talked about, but we'll do it when it's colder and there's no poison ivy and no ticks!

According to GMAPS these falls are on Persimmon Creek

8/7/2010 Did two falls the same day, west of Clayton, GA.  After 2 other tries, I finally found these falls!  With an apparent inability to read instructions, coupled with a problem with Mr. Anthony's instructions for Denton Branch Falls...it took me 3 tries to finally find these.  For Kilby Mill, I kept getting to the right place...just didn't recognize it.  For Denton Branch Falls - Mr. Anthony says to turn onto Denton Branch Rd.  Problem is, there's no sign identifying the road.  I found another website that said it's the next turn after Chapple Road...and that's how I found it.

Kilby Mill Falls is a 2 stage falls, and the lower falls are easy to get to.  The upper falls are a bit more difficult, but certainly doable with a little care.

GPS: 34°57'2"N 83°29'34"W

 

GPS: 34°57'1"N 83°29'33"W



Directions and Information: from Clayton, GA
  • west on US 76
  • right on Persimmon Rd
  • where pavement ends, and road crosses creek, stop and park
  • follow creek upstream, across branch on the right, and continue upstream to falls

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Cataract Falls *

6/5/2014 - joined some other members of Off the Grid for a 3 day trip to Elkmont Campground in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park...to see a firefly display that only occurs this time of the year.  Pretty neat!  We sat along the creek in the campground and thousands of fireflys would display for a little while, then it would go dark...then they would start displaying again.

While I was there, I drove back to the Elkmont Visitor Center and took the trail to Cataract Falls.  It's an easy, level trail...about a mile or a little more to the falls.  The falls aren't big, but are quite pretty and might be quite a sight is there's been a recent big rain.


Directions and Information: from Elkmont Visitor Center
take the trail from behind the center

South River falls

7/5/2014 - set out to get the falls at Cascade Springs Nature Preserve (http://doggonega.blogspot.com/2014/07/cascade-falls.html) and to check out the route to Panola State Park.  On the way to the park I went past a small park along the South River and there was a good sized sliding waterfall right below the bridge!  The only route I could see down to the river was a rough, eroded "trail" with a lot of loose sand.  With my knees still not well, I decided I would have to pass on trying to get down there, so I got the best video and picture I could from up on the bank.



Directions and Information: from I20 East
  • Panola Rd south
  • just before junction with Snapfinger Rd - pull into small park on left
  • falls are just below the bridge

Cascade Springs falls

7/5/2014 - on a whim I started checking around on the internet for any new falls I haven't found before and I actually found one...and it's INSIDE the Perimeter!  It's in Cascade Springs Nature Preserve.  From the parking lot, take the trail across the wooden bridge and at the trail junction, the shortest trail to the falls is to the left.  It's an easy, level trail along the creek but just before the falls it starts up a short climb to a bench.  From the bench you can go back down to the base of the falls, but it's pretty steep and I didn't do that...so the picture and video are maybe not as clear as they could be.  The creek was low on water and the falls wanders across the rocks from left to right.  The dark, rectangular blotch at the top is the bridge where Cascade Road crosses the creek.



Directions and Information: from Atlanta, Ga
  • from I258 west of Atlanta and south of the I20 junction
  • take Cascade Road east
  • watch for high chain link fence on right, after Harbin Rd SW
  • turn into parking lot for Cascade Springs Nature Preserve
  • take trail across bridge

Toccoa Falls

7/4/2014 - my sister and I took advantage of the holiday and went to get videos of Toccoa Falls And Henderson Falls (http://doggonega.blogspot.com/2011/11/toccoa-falls-henderson-falls-401-402.html).  Since it was the holiday, and this is a popular falls, it wasn't possible to get the video with no people in it...but I did the best I could!

11/25/2011 - Took an easy day and went to Toccoa to get a couple of falls.  Toccoa Falls I'd been to before, but didn't have any photos.  Henderson Falls I found on the internet and since it was in Toccoa I did that one too!

This falls is on Toccoa Creek

GPS: 34.59455 -83.3674



Directions and Information: from US 441-north of Cornelia, GA
  • east on Alt Ga 17-to Toccoa Falls College
  • right into college grounds
  • follow college signs to parking for falls
Note: basically, follow the creek through the college to gift shop.  The falls is through the black iron gate beside the building.

Henderson Falls

7/4/2014 - my sister and I took advantage of the holiday and went to get videos of Toccoa Falls (http://doggonega.blogspot.com/2011/11/toccoa-falls-henderson-falls-401-402.htmland Henderson Falls.  I couldn't get down to the base of the falls...the steps and deck are closed due to rotting of the wood.

11/25/2011 - Took an easy day and went to Toccoa to get a couple of falls. Toccoa Falls I'd been to before, but didn't have any photos. Henderson Falls I found on the internet and since it was in Toccoa I did that one too!

GMAPS does not show the creek for this falls

GPS: 34.59198° -83.33302°
 

Directions and Information: from Toccoa College
  • east on Alt Ga 17
  • right on Henderson Falls Rd (just before Alt 17 turns right)
  • follow road to Henderson Falls Park
  • follow creek downstream to viewing deck
  • falls is down the steps beside the deck
Note: my map program show Henderson Falls Road as York Road, but there is a sign where the road meet Ga Alt 17 and it says Henderson Falls Road

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Chauga River falls

5/26/2014 - got this falls the same day as the falls on Ramsey Creek.  Both are in Chau Ram Park in South Carolina (see http://doggonega.blogspot.com/2014/05/ramsey-creek-falls.html for more information)

When you watch the video, that whining noise that is blotting out the sound of the falls is the sound of a water pump above the river, and just off to the right of the falls, downstream a bit.  Scared me almost to death when it suddenly came on!

GPS: 34.68344°N 83.14643°W


Directions & Information: from Westminster, SC
  • north on US 76
  • left on Chau Ram Park Rd
  • near the end of the parking area, cross the bridge over Ramsey Creek
  • paved trail to left and over hill to suspension bridge over the Chauga River
  • follow the river side trail to the falls

Ramsey Creek Falls

5/26/2014 - took advantage of the holiday and went over to South Carolina to find Chau Ram Park and the waterfall there on Ramsey Creek.  The name of the park seems vaguely Middle-Eastern, or Indian sub-continent to me...but when you get there you realize where it came from...it's at the junction of the CHAUga River and RAMsey Creek!

Turned out there's also a small waterfall on the Chauga River, so I actually got 2 that day.  (see http://doggonega.blogspot.com/2014/05/chauga-river-falls.html for this falls)

GPS: 34.68555°N 83.14520°W

 
Directions & Information: from Westminster, SC
  • north on US 76
  • left on Chau Ram Park Rd
  • drive or walk to end of bottom parking area
 
The Falls can be seen best from the very end of the last parking area

Monday, May 12, 2014

Tallulah Gorge falls (9 falls)


5/10/2014 - Did the South Rim Trail along the gorge to get some videos.  Got lucky with the weather, there was heavy clouds and rain all around...but only a drop or two fell.

7/6/2013 - just for fun, I've added statellite photos of the falls.  Most waterfalls don't appear so clearly from the satellite...but these are amazing!

11/19/2011 - went to Tallulah Gorge to see how it looks during the "whitewater" release - when the let much more water go down the river and allow kayakers to do part of the gorge.  I've been wanting to see this for a long time, finally got a chance!  I've paired the photos I got with the ones from earlier for comparison.  Didn't get a very good picture of Oceana Falls, will have to try again next year!

These falls are on the Tallulah River

5/1/2011 - went back to Tallulah Gorge with the TrailDames.  Didn't do the steps down into the gorge and back up, just stayed on the the rim trails on both sides.  Got some really nice pictures!  I didn't get GPS coordinates as you can only see the falls from the overlooks, and at most of them you see more than one falls anyway.

(previous) This is another set of falls I did last year with the TrailDames, so I don't have the date.  This gorge is "Georgia's Grand Canyon."  I didn't get pictures of all the falls, so have posted the ones I have.  One of them I can't figure out the name...so looks like this goes on my "redo" list!



  









These 2 pictures are pretty much the same small branch falls that flows down the north side of the gorge.  The trees obscure part of it, but it appears to be all one long falls.  In the first picture you can just see the falls in the dark spot in the center of the picture.

Caledonia Cascade flows down the north wall of the gorge, just below Overlook 1 (where the Wallenda tower is located) but you can only see it from the south rim.  It's hard to see the whole falls in the first picture, but you can see the lower part clearly a little below the center of the photo, so I included a close-up of the upper part of the falls.  At the top of the close-up you can see the fence at the overlook.




Directions and Information: can be found at: http://www.gastateparks.org/TallulahGorge