Spectacular scenery and hiking trails make this one of Georgia’s most popular state parks.
The park consists of more than 2,050 acres
of mostly hardwood forest surrounding the waterfall. All seasons
are beautiful at Amicalola with an abundance of wildflowers in the
spring and summer including dogwood, mountain laurel and rhododendron.
The fall season offers brilliant colors in the autumn forest. The
winter months hold a special magic as the deer and wild animals
seek refuge in the park. The park adjoins the 741,000 acre Chattahoochee
National Forest.
Accommodations includes 20 tent, RV and trailer
sites, pioneer camping, 14 cottages, 57 lodge rooms, conference
center, restaurant, 20-room inn, interpretive programs, 4 picnic
shelters, group shelter, ropes course, trout fishing stream, and
12 miles of hiking trails. Amicalola Falls manages the Len Foote Hike Inn
"Hike Inn", a hiker's lodge that requires a 5-mile trek.
Amicalola is a Cherokee word meaning "tumbling
waters," an appropriate label since the park's beautiful falls
slide and plunge in seven cascades 729 feet. As one of the seven
wonders of Georgia, Amicalola Falls
is the highest waterfall east of the Mississippi River. It tumbles
southwest through a cove of Amicalola Mountain and forms part of
