TOCCOA FALLS - Georgia

 Toccoa is a Cherokee word for "beautiful".  Located on the campus of Toccoa Falls College campus in north Georgia, the 186-foot high waterfall is one of the tallest free-falling waterfalls east of the Mississippi. In fact, the fall is taller than Niagara Falls.

ACCESSIBILITY: The falls' access is through the Toccoa Falls gift shop.  Open from 8:30am to sundown, the admission is nominal. Ticket prices are $2 for adults, $1 for seniors, and free for children (6 and under) and veterans. The walking path is slightly uphill with small crushed gravel. A golf cart is available to those who need extra assistance to the base of the falls.










TYPE: Plunge: Water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface. The 186- foot vertical fall plunges into a green pool of water. The creek continues to flow throughout the 1,100 acre campus.









DIRECTIONS: At the entrance of the college, stop at the Security booth. The officer will guide you in the correct direction. Follow the small signs to the gift shop parking lot which has several handicap parking spots.

HIGH FALLS - DuPont State Forest, North Carolina

High Falls is one of the 4 major waterfalls in DuPont State Forest in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina in Transylvania County on Little River.

 The falls gradually flows over 125-feet of wide granite. The water stays on the rock for the entire drop.

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• Cascade: Water descends a series of rock steps
  

• Fan: Water spreads horizontally as it descends while remaining in contact with bedrock

ACCESSIBILITY: Trails pass four falls, Triple Falls, Hooker Falls, Bridal Falls, and High Falls. Handicap parking is available at High Falls or Hooker Falls. ADA trails lead to the overlook that allows full view of the entire falls and a second view from the covered bridge at the top of the falls. Connected ADA trails pass High Falls and Hooker Falls.

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DuPont State Recreational Forest
PO Box 300
Cedar Mountain, NC 28718-0300

Voice: 828-877-6527
Fax: 828-862-8531
Permits and reservations: 828-877-6527, ext. 242

dupontsf.ncfs@ncagr.gov

GREAT FALLS NATIONAL PARK - Virginia

 

The Potomac River falls rapidly over steep jagged rocks and flows through the narrow Mather Gorge.

Great Falls Park is a 800-acre National Park along the Potomac River. The park is riddled with history; first known example of blasting powder used for engineering purposes, the C&O Canal, between 1906 and 1932, the Washington % Old Dominion Railway operated a trolley park at the Falls.

The remains of the 1785 Potomack Canal, the first canal in the United States that used locks to raise and lower boats, which connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers. The C&O Canal Company created the water highway. The C&O (Chesapeake and Ohio) Canal towpath was used to ship goods to market.

The lock-keeper house was enlarged to accommodate a hotel and tavern to welcome Washingtonians in the 1870's to natural beauty.

ACCESSIBILITY:  The park is open during daylight hours. The parking lot provides 200 spaces as well as handicap parking close to the snacking area and picnic tables.

Restrooms are available a short distance from the parking lot along the path to the lock-keeper house and the Falls.

FALL TYPE: Cascade

DIRECTIONS:  VIA: I-495 :
Take exit 44 for VA-193 (Georgetown Pike). Turn right onto VA-193 west at the stop light at the top of the ramp. Drive about three miles and turn right onto Old Dominion Drive at the stop light. The entrance to the park is about one mile down the road.

Address: 9200 Old Dominion Drive
McLean, VA 22102

 

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Great Falls Park 

c/o Turkey Run Park

George Washington Memorial Parkway
McLean, VA 22101

Phone: (703) 757-3101 Visitor information