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Amicalola Falls vs Toccoa Falls

Two waterfalls in our directory, side by side. Same data we use on the individual pages — height, access, what we know, what we don't.

Amicalola Falls, a waterfall in Georgia

Georgia

Amicalola Falls

Amicalola Falls is a waterfall in Georgia. It drops roughly 728 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.

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Toccoa Falls — a 186-foot free-falling cascade on Toccoa Creek on the campus of Toccoa Falls College, Georgia

Georgia

Toccoa Falls

Toccoa Falls is a 186-foot free-falling waterfall on Toccoa Creek, one of the tallest east of the Mississippi River. The 100-yard wheelchair-accessible path from Gate Cottage leads to the base, where the water drops in a single ribbon off a granite cliff. The falls sit on the campus of Toccoa Falls College in Stephens County, Georgia. Visitors pay a $2 entry fee at the gift shop. Carries the sober history of the 1977 Kelly Barnes Dam collapse — the broken dam is still visible upstream — which killed 39 people on the college campus.

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SpecAmicalola FallsToccoa Falls
StateGeorgiaGeorgia
Height728 ft186 ft
Type—plunge
WatercourseAmicalola CreekToccoa Creek
Park—Toccoa Falls College (private)
County—Stephens
Elevation768 m342 m
Nearest cityDawsonville (11 mi)Toccoa (2 mi)
Dogs allowed—No

About Amicalola Falls

Amicalola Falls is a 729-foot waterfall on Amicalola Creek in Dawson County, Georgia, United States. It the highest waterfall in Georgia and is considered to be one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia. The name "Amicalola" is derived from a Cherokee language term ama uqwalelvyi, meaning "tumbling waters." The falls are the centerpiece of Amicalola Falls State Park.

About Toccoa Falls

Toccoa Falls is a waterfall on Toccoa Creek with a vertical drop of 186 feet (57 m) on the campus of Toccoa Falls College in Stephens County, Georgia, United States. Toccoa comes from the Cherokee word "Tagwâ′hĭ", meaning "Catawba place" or "beautiful".

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