Upper Rogers Branch Falls
Swallow Creek Wildlife Management Area
Towns County
Helen, GA
GPS Location:
34.80389, -83.72701
Waterfall Height:
100 feet
Located in the headwaters of Rogers Branch, this impressive wet-weather waterfall slides 100 feet down a steep cliff on the northeast slope of Rocky Mountain. The watershed is much smaller here than at Rogers Branch Falls farther downstream, so I suggest this waterfall is best seen after heavy rain. Upper Rogers Branch Falls lies about 0.25 mile above Indian Grave Gap Road (FR 283) and can be reached via a short, steep bushwhack down from the Rocky Mountain Trail. This waterfall has also been identified as Capstone Cove Falls in Facebook posts by Greg Ford.
To learn about more waterfalls in the Helen area, see chapter 6 in Mark Ozboyd's "Waterfalls of Georgia" guidebook.
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Photo credit: Greg Ford
