
Skeniah Falls
Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area
Fannin County
Blue Ridge, GA
GPS Location:
34.77795, -84.13579
Waterfall Height:
30 feet
Skeniah Falls is the second of three significant off-trail waterfalls found along Little Skeenah Creek, and the only marked by an official "Falls" indicator on the USGS topographic maps. Despite this notation, Skeniah Falls seems less imposing of a waterfall than the downstream Little Skeenah Creek Falls. It's characterized by a series of sliding cascades gradually dropping about 30 feet. The waterfall's name references the local voting precinct of Skeniah, perhaps a spelling variation of Skeenah. Skeniah Falls can be reached by bushwhacking upstream for 350 feet beyond Little Skeenah Creek Falls. This part of the bushwhack lies in steeper terrain than what's found below. Additionally, a set of picturesque stairstep cascades is located just above Skeniah Falls.
For detailed directions, see page 121 in Mark Ozboyd's "Waterfalls of Georgia" guidebook.
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Photo credit: Morgan Kephart


