Logo Waterfalls of North Georgia - 5 All Text & Images:
Copyright (2017-2019)


Waterfalls on this page:
1 - Falls in Vogel State Park, Union Co.
2 - Falls on Helton Creek, Union Co.
3 - Falls on Negro Branch, Rabun Co.
4 - Falls along Persimmon Creek, Rabun Co.
5 - Falls on Upper Big Panther Creek, Habersham Co.
6 - Falls on Rocky Branch, Towns Co.
7 - Falls in Beech Flats area, Towns Co.
8 - Horse Branch Falls, Rabun Co.



~ Falls in Vogel State Park, Union Co. ~

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Trahlyta Falls - upper section, two days after Hurricane Irma



~ Falls on Helton Creek, Union Co. ~

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Helton Creek - Upper Falls


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Helton Creek - Upper Falls
I couldn't stay at this spot (left side of the base) for long;
the spray was blowing at me and soaking the camera lens.



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Helton Creek - Lower Falls



~ Falls on Negro Branch of Patterson Creek, Rabun Co. ~

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Icy falls on Negro Branch during a winter visit



~ Falls on tributary of Persimmon Creek, Rabun Co. ~

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Upper Falls   (approx 2400' elev.)


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Lower Falls



~ Falls on Persimmon Creek, Rabun Co. ~

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Middle Falls on Persimmon Creek


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Upper Falls on Persimmon Creek



~ Falls on Upper Big Panther Creek, Habersham Co. ~

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Known locally as "His'n Her Falls" - (1900 ft elevation)


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His'n Her Falls


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A nice free drop (~30 ft), followed by step cascades and more drops



~ Falls on Rocky Branch, Towns Co. ~

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I visited this normally low-flowing waterfall after several days of rain.
It was roaring, but was too choked with rhododendron for any clear shots.



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A small drop above the main falls on Rocky Branch.


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View into the main falls from the brink.



~ Falls in the Beech Flats vicinity ~

In early 2019, I was searching for some old home sites in the Southern Nantahala Wilderness
Area, just south of the GA-NC state line.   I came across these two falls in my explorations:


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Falls on Ledford Branch


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Falls on Ledford Branch, a longer view...




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Frozen falls on Stillhouse Branch


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Stillhouse Branch Falls


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Frozen cliff face at upper Stillhouse Branch


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My friend Sheldon told me they had come across this waterfall when
he worked for the USFS.   This is a photo he took in the 1990s.



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A revisit to Stillhouse Branch Falls - March 2020


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Spatter at base of the falls



~ Horse Branch Falls, Rabun Co. ~

I've had this waterfall in my sights for several years.   While not a long hike, it is in a steep gorge choked
with rhododendron and mountain laurel thickets, plus tons of deadfall & blow-down.   The only two folks I
know who've been to this falls both ended up going up the creek as the path of least resistance.   I decided
to try a different route, coming down from an adjacent ridge while working around the surrounding cliffs.
It was still a hellacious scramble, but at least I made it there and back with dry feet!


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Falls on Horse Branch


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Falls on Horse Branch



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