About a dozen miles south of Covington, the Alcovy River loses 40 feet in elevation as it tumbles over a long, impressive series of rapids known as Factory Shoals. The final 10-foot drop is vertical enough to be considered a waterfall, and it goes by its own name: White Shoals. Large boulders are scattered throughout the river gorge here, and a small beach lies at the bottom.

Factory Shoals and White Shoals are located in the Factory Shoals Park, off Newton Factory Bridge Road. A short 0.1-mile path leads to the bottom of the biggest drop. Other riverside paths follow the extent of the shoals between here and the road bridge. 

For detailed directions, see page 411 in Mark Ozboyd's "Waterfalls of Georgia" guidebook.