Lower Black Falls is the first in a pair of significant waterfalls located along the upper reaches of the Etowah River, northwest of Dahlonega. This broad, double-tier waterfall is about 30 feet high and features an excellent swimming hole at its base. Lower Black Falls lies just outside the property of Camp Frank D. Merrill. It's accessed by an unmarked 0.3-mile trail from Hightower Church Road, with a steep scramble at the end. 

For detailed directions, see page 103 in Mark Ozboyd's "Waterfalls of Georgia" guidebook.