Amicalola Falls State Park
Amicalola Falls State Park in Georgia
Amicalola Falls
State Park is an 829 acre (3.35 km²) Georgia state park located between Ellijay
and Dahlonega in Dawsonville, Georgia. The park's name is derived from a
Cherokee language word meaning "Tumbling Waters". Amicalola State Park
is one of the best place in Georgia to see the fall colors.
The park is home
to Amicalola Falls, a 729-foot (222 m) waterfall, making it the highest in
Georgia. It is considered to be one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia. An
eight-mile (13 km) trail that winds past Amicalola Falls and leads to Springer
Mountain, famous for being the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail,
begins in the park. Amicalola Falls State Park also offers many hiking trails,
a guest lodge, restaurant, cabins, a shelter for long distance Appalachian
Trail hikers, a campground and access to the eco-friendly Len Foote Hike Inn.
Amicalola Falls
Trail is actually two trails, the "Base of Falls" Trail and the
waterfalls trail (Top of the Falls) and they have two entirely different
personalities. The Base of Falls Trail parallels the paved road between the visitor’s
center and the reflecting pool, crossing it once and ending up at the southwest
corner of the lower falls parking lot. The falls portion of the Amicalola Falls
Trail is a steep, paved trail that requires a good deal of effort to climb up.
For this reason, we suggest that you climb to the top of the falls via the East
Ridge Trail and come down the "Top of Falls Trail" on the return.
This hike is much easier.
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