Amicalola Falls State Park, Georgia

Text And Photography By Alvin Stewart

Updated October 18, 2018

Located just 60 miles north of Atlanta, Amicalola Falls State Park is one of Georgia's scenic jewels. Amicalola is a Cherokee Indian word for "tumbling waters," and within the park resides the Amicalola Falls, which, at 729 feet, is the tallest cascading waterfall east of the Mississippi River.

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Originally Published August 9, 2011

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