Fall Creek Waterfall
Dawson County, Georgia
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Dawson County, Georgia
- Access status
- Partial guide: which Fall Creek waterfall this point marks is unconfirmed
- The walk
- About 4.4 miles return
- Ground & access
- Mostly downhill going in, about 1,200 feet of descent, so the return is a long climb. Single-track final mile.
N2Backpacking describes starting at the Monument Road trailhead and dropping about 1,200 feet to a waterfall on Fall Creek. Stay left on the Fall Creek Trail at about 0.3 mile. The first part is a gravel 4x4 road and the last mile is single track. Fall Creek has several waterfalls; it is not confirmed which one this point marks.
Plan your visit
Monument Road trailhead on the Fall Creek Trail, Dawson Forest Wildcat Tract
N2Backpacking gives 4.4 miles total for this out-and-back hike from Monument Road.
Mostly downhill going in, about 1,200 feet of descent, so the return is a long climb. Single-track final mile.
Where to start
Monument Road trailhead, Dawson Forest WMA. Space and road condition unverified.
Timing & water
Georgia DNR: all trails close all day during firearms deer hunts, and before 10 a.m. during archery deer and turkey firearms seasons.
Before you go
Georgia DNR: visitors 16 and older need a Georgia hunting or fishing license or a Lands Pass.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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