Hemlock Falls
Rabun County, Georgia
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Rabun County, Georgia
- Access status
- Source-reviewed marked trail and roadside parking
- The walk
- County travel guide lists a 2-mile round trip
- Ground & access
- Uneven trail with wet side-stream crossings and a wooden bridge.

Photo credit
Photo: Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsFrom the west-side pull-off opposite the state park and hatchery, follow marked Hemlock Falls Trail along Moccasin Creek. The county’s detailed trail account describes a wooden bridge crossing before the falls.
Plan your visit
Hemlock Falls Trail along Moccasin Creek
The current guide lists 2 miles from its roadside start. The older county webpage describes a dirt-road start and a longer walk from the state park; these starts differ.
Uneven trail with wet side-stream crossings and a wooden bridge.
Where to start
Explore Rabun’s current travel guide directs visitors to the pull-off west of Highway 197, opposite Moccasin Creek State Park and the Burton Fish Hatchery, then to follow trail markers.
Timing & water
Current access and seasonal conditions require confirmation with the land manager.
Before you go
Unknown: current fees or reservation requirements were not established in the reviewed source.
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