DeSoto Falls
Lumpkin County, Georgia
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Lumpkin County, Georgia
- Access status
- Researched walking route
- The walk
- About 2.1 miles return for both falls
- Ground & access
- Forested hiking trails along Frogtown Creek; detailed grades are not stated by these sources.
Two waterfall trails start at the DeSoto Falls recreation area in Lumpkin County.
Plan your visit
DeSoto Falls trails along Frogtown Creek
Dahlonega tourism lists upper falls 0.75 mile one-way, lower falls 0.3 mile one-way. Returning on each branch totals about 2.1 miles for both.
Forested hiking trails along Frogtown Creek; detailed grades are not stated by these sources.
Where to start
USFS directs day visitors to the main lot immediately left after entering from US 19/129.
Timing & water
Current USFS page marks the site open; campground is listed year-round.
Before you go
$5 per vehicle/day; pay the daily pass on site using Recreation.gov Scan & Pay. Camping has separate reservations.
Visitor informationMore waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
Upper DeSoto FallsPartial guide: upper trail access reported closed by some visitors; exact falls name variesLumpkin County, GA0.3 miE- Lower DeSoto FallsNational Forest trail documented; fee siteLumpkin County, GA0.8 miS
- Blood Mountain Creek FallsLumpkin County, GA1.7 miNW
- Nottely FallsUnion County, GA1.8 miN
- Dicks Creek FallsParking and pedestrian approach unconfirmedLumpkin County, GA2.8 miS
Helton Creek FallsParking documented by local tourism; walking route documented by Atlanta Trails.Union County, GA2.8 miNE
Raven Cliff FallsResearched visit notesWhite County, GA5.5 miE- Upper Canada Creek FallsPartial guide: unofficial trail; name match to Yukon Falls is probable, not confirmedUnion County, GA6.6 miW
- Lower Canada Creek FallsPublished off-trail route and parking documented; fords and unmarked pathsUnion County, GA7.2 miW