Georgia
DeSoto Falls
72 mi from Atlanta · ~2.1 hr drive
No height recorded
DeSoto Falls is a named waterfall in Georgia — about 72 miles from Atlanta, GA. Full visit details below.
- State
- Georgia
- Nearest city
- Atlanta, GA · 72 mi · ~2.1 hr drive
- Coordinates
- 34.7170°, -83.9194°
- County
- Lumpkin
From Wikipedia: The DeSoto Falls of Georgia are located in Lumpkin County, Georgia along Frogtown Creek. There are actually three waterfalls on Frogtown Creek, called Upper DeSoto Falls, Middle Desoto Falls and Lower DeSoto Falls. The upper waterfall drops 200 feet (61 m), the middle waterfall drops 67 feet (20 m) and the lower waterfall drops 35 feet (11 m). The overall height of the falls, as measured inclusive of non-vertical falls, cascades and steep stream bed, is 480 feet (150 m). DeSoto Falls are located at an elevation of 3,560-foot (1,090 m) on Rocky Mountain. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on DeSoto Falls (Georgia), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting DeSoto Falls
The exact location is at 34.7170°, -83.9194° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.
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Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Atlanta, GA — 72 miles away (~2.1 hr drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for DeSoto Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) ; the Wikipedia article linked above provides additional history. We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.