True to its name, 40-foot High Falls is the tallest and most powerful in Central Georgia. This whitewater cataract is a true anomaly for the region. The site is where the Towaliga River crosses the Fall Line, which forms the boundary between the Georgia Piedmont and Coastal Plain. Although other waterfalls can be found along the Fall Line, none are quite this tall or dynamic. 

High Falls makes for a fantastic leg stretcher for those headed down I-75 for a beach vacation in Florida or the Golden Isles. The waterfall is accessed by an easy 0.1-mile walk from the High Falls State Park Visitor Center, descending a series of wooden stairways to the bottom. 

In the 19th century, High Falls was the site of a bustling industrial town, which included a cotton gin, blacksmith shop, and shoe factory. The picturesque dam for the 650-acre High Falls Lake lies just upstream from the road bridge, and the remains of an old grist mill stand nearby. High Falls lost its prosperity in the 1880s when a central railroad bypassed the town. The waterfall later became home to one of the South's first hydroelectric generating stations, constructed in 1908. 

For detailed directions, see page 419 in Mark Ozboyd's "Waterfalls of Georgia" guidebook.