Swimming available1 miHigh Shoals Creek Falls
High Shoals Scenic Area, Clayton
Blue Hole Falls
High Shoals Scenic Area, Clayton, GeorgiaWaterfall pool on High Shoals CreekSwimming available
Blue Hole Falls is a waterfall on High Shoals Creek with a deep pool used for swimming.
- Water
- Waterfall pool, High Shoals Creek
- Entry
- See official website
- Swim hours
- Open year-round
- Facilities
- Observation deck, hiking trail
- Lifeguard
- No lifeguard
- Managed by
- Chattahoochee National Forest
When you can swim
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Open to swimmersClosed to swimmers
Getting there
Access the falls via High Shoals Trail from Indian Grave Gap Road. The trailhead is about 11.5 miles north of Helen on Georgia Highway 17/75.
34.8162, -83.7270
Get directionsRules to know before you go
- Swim with a buddy
- Cliff jumping
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