Holcomb Creek Falls, located in the Chattooga River Ranger District of the

Chattahoochee National Forest The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the con ...

Rabun County, Georgia Rabun County () is the north-easternmost county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,883, up from 16,276 in 2010. The county seat is Clayton. With an average annual rainfall of over , Rabun County has the ...

, drop 120 feet over shoals. There is 1.75 mile loop

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that provides access to both Holcomb Creek Falls and nearby

Ammons Creek Falls Ammons Creek Falls is a waterfall located in the Tallulah Ranger District of the Chattahoochee National Forest in Rabun County, Georgia that cascades for over 100 feet. There is 1.75 mile loop hiking trail that provides access to both nearby Holc ...

. A wooden observation deck has been built to allow views of the

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. Directions: From

Clayton, Georgia Clayton is a city in Rabun County, Georgia, United States. Its population was 2,003 at the 2020 census. The county seat of Rabun County, it is in the Blue Ridge Mountains. History The area that eventually became Clayton was called the Dividings ...

take Warwoman Road east for 10 miles. Turn left onto Hale Ridge Road (Forest Service Road 7) for 7 miles until it intersects Overflow Road (Forest Service Road 86).

External links

Photographs of Holcomb Creek Falls from the Highlands Newspaper Internet Directory
{{Authority control Waterfalls of Georgia (U.S. state) Protected areas of Rabun County, Georgia Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Waterfalls of Rabun County, Georgia