Each year, there are serious injuries and fatalities at North Georgia waterfalls.
The best way to enjoy a waterfall is from a safe distance. Heed posted warning signs indicating danger and stay on established trails. Never climb on or around waterfalls and never play in the water above a waterfall. Rocks can be slippery and it's easy to lose your balance. Currents near waterfalls can be extremely swift even in areas further upstream.
Never jump off waterfalls or dive into plunge pools at the base of waterfalls. Rocks and logs can be hidden beneath the surface of the water and their positions are ever-changing. Often waterfall pools have swirling water or currents that can drag and keep you underwater.
Have fun and enjoy the beauty, but please be safe!
Be bear aware. An unusally aggressive black bear was reported near Addis Gap off Wildcat Creek Road in Rabun County today 5/25/18. Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife Resources Division is responding.
Advice for staying safe in bear country: https://www.fs.fed.us/visit/know-before-you-go/bears
Area(s):
Beasley Knob OHV Trails, Davenport Mountain OHV Trails, Whissenhunt OHV Trails, Locust Stake OHV Trail System, Oakey Mountain OHV Trails, Houston Valley OHV Trails, Rock Creek ORV Trail, Rocky Flats OHV Trail, Tatum Lead ORV Trail, Windy Gap, Milma Creek, and Tibbs OHV Trails, Roberts Bike Camp OHV Trails, Town Creek OHV Trails
Date(s): Feb 28, 2018
Motorized trails close when conditions are wet to prevent trail damage and erosion into streams. Check the status of your favorite trail or Call Before You Haul.
Temporary closure to vehicles is required to protect and maintain roads adjacent to sensitive wildlife habitat and streams. Closures will continue until roads can dry out to prevent further damage.
The Blue Ridge Ranger District of Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests recently released an environmental assessment and draft decision for the Cooper Creek Watershed Project. The project is located southwest of Blairsville and just north of Suches, Ga., covering approximately 30,000 acres.
View maps as introduced and subject to change entitled “Priority Land Adjustments, State of Georgia, U.S. Forest Service—Southern Region, Oconee and Chattahoochee National Forests, U.S. Congressional Districts—8, 9, 10 & 14” dated September 24, 2013, that are part of 114th Congress, H.R. 470 “Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015.”
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