Hot Springs, Waterfalls and Swimming Holes in Georgia
Georgia has 12 waterfalls on record. 3 are free to visit. 3 are closed to swimming or soaking, listed below; each place page has any warning on file.
Where you can't swim or soak
- Anna Ruby Falls waterfall No swimming
- Cloudland Canyon Falls waterfall No swimming
- High Falls waterfall No swimming
- Toccoa Falls waterfall Seasonal closure: May close for major holidays and campus breaks (fall, winter, spring). Closed Father's Day 6/21/2026 per college visiting page.
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Closure or warning on file Anna Ruby Falls White County 153 ft -
Closure or warning on file Cloudland Canyon Falls Dade County Flows December through March -
Closure or warning on file DeSoto Falls Lumpkin County 200 ft -
Closure or warning on file Tallulah Falls Rabun County -
Closure or warning on file Minnehaha Falls White County 80 ft -
Closure or warning on file Dukes Creek Falls White County 150 ft
Every place, on the map
- Closed, or no soaking or swimming
No places match.
| Name | Kind | Access | Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development Waterfall | Access paved road | Fee $10 daily ParkPass per vehicle; $70 annual. Overnight guests pay the daily pass once per stay. | Status Closure or warning on file | |
| Development Waterfall | Access 0.4 mi hike, paved road | Fee $6 ages 16+; under 15 free. Georgia State Park Pass not accepted. America the Beautiful passes accepted. | Status Closure or warning on file | |
| Development Waterfall | Access 2 mi hike (round trip), paved road | Fee Georgia State Parks daily ParkPass $10 per vehicle (as of 2026); annual ParkPass $70 | Status Closure or warning on file | |
| Development Waterfall | Access 2.4 mi hike (round trip), paved road | Fee $5 per vehicle/day (Recreation.gov Scan & Pay). Forest Annual Pass $25 at FS offices. Senior/Access discounts apply. | Status Closure or warning on file | |
| Development Waterfall | Access paved road | Fee $4 per vehicle/day. America the Beautiful, Senior, and Access passes accepted. | Status Closure or warning on file | |
| Development Waterfall | Access 0.2 mi hike, gravel road | Fee Free | Status Closure or warning on file | |
| Development Waterfall | Access gravel road | Fee Free (National Forest; standard USFS rules) | Status Closure or warning on file | |
| Development Waterfall | Access 0.4 mi hike (round trip), gravel road | Fee Free | Status Closure or warning on file | |
| Development Waterfall | Access 3.5 mi hike, paved road | Fee Activity pass via Recreation.gov Scan & Pay at the day-use/trailhead when the fee site is operating | Status Closure or warning on file | |
| Development Waterfall | Access 4.9 mi hike (round trip), paved road | Fee – | Status Closure or warning on file | |
| Development Waterfall | Access paved road | Fee Daily ParkPass $10 per vehicle (Tallulah historically listed at a lower day rate in some older materials; confirm. | Status Closure or warning on file | |
| Development Waterfall | Access – | Fee $2 adults at Gate Cottage Gift Shop; seniors $1; children 6 and under free; family of 4+ $6. | Status Closure or warning on file |
Photo credits (12)
- Amicalola Falls: Thomsonmg2000, CC0
- Anna Ruby Falls: ChattOconeeNF, CC BY 2.0
- Cloudland Canyon Falls: Thomsonmg2000, CC0
- DeSoto Falls: Unknown, Public domain
- Dukes Creek Falls: ChattOconeeNF, CC BY 2.0
- Helton Creek Falls: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0
- High Falls: Ysabella Escalona, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Minnehaha Falls: anoldent, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Panther Creek Falls: U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest, Public domain
- Raven Cliff Falls: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Tallulah Falls: Thomson200, CC0
- Toccoa Falls: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 4.0