Amicalola Falls State Park - Hwy 52, GA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
N 34° 33.340 W 084° 15.055
16S E 752241 N 3827203
Amicalola Falls State Park is located in on GA 52, north of Dawsonville, GA.
Waymark Code: WM4GNE
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member wilkintj
Views: 63

Amicalola Falls State Park is located in on GA 52, north of Dawsonville, GA. The coordinates of the base of Amicalola Falls are N34 33.963 W84 14.717. You can drive to the base of the falls and to the top. There is also a trail connecting the base of the falls with the top of the falls.

Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge (visit link)



From Wikipedia (visit link)
Amicalola Falls State Park is an 829-acre (3.35 km²) Georgia state park located between Ellijay and Dahlonega in Dawsonville, Georgia. The park's name is derived from a Cherokee language word meaning "tumbling waters". The park is home to a 729-foot (222-meter) waterfall, making it the highest in Georgia. It is considered to be one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia. An eight-mile trail that winds past Amicalola Falls and leads to Springer Mountain, famous for being the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, begins in the park. Amicalola Falls State Park also offers many hiking trails, a guest lodge, Restaurant, cabins, a shelter for long distance Appalachian Trail hikers, a campground and access to the eco-friendly Len Foote Hike Inn.

Park Hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lodge open 24 hours


$3.00 entrance fee (day use)
Park Type: Day Use and Overnight

Activities:
The park has many hiking trails, Picnic tables, a guest lodge, Restaurant, cabins, a shelter for long distance Appalachian Trail hikers, a campground and access to the eco-friendly Len Foote Hike Inn, plus the falls.


Park Fees: Not listed

Background:
Amicalola Falls State Park was not developed at all until the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club decided that the nearby Springer Mountain would be where they would move the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail from Mount Oglethorpe in 1958. An 8.5 mile long trail was blazed from the base of Amicalola Falls to the top of Springer Mountain so that Appalachian Trail hikers would be able to access the trail from a major highway.


Date Established?: 1940

Link to Park: [Web Link]

Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed

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