There is a also a small (and slippery) trail running up the left side of the falls. There are some large flat rocks in the water and if you set up your tripod on top of them you will be treated to a really nice perspective of the Falls. Just walk to the base of the falls at the end of the gravel path. The best vantage spot for photography might be among the easiest to get to. Although most waterfalls are best photographed on overcast days or when shaded, I think Toccoa is an exception to that rule. Often the sun is already hitting the falls by the time the Gate Cottage opens, so you might not really have a choice.
The best time of the day for photography is either right after sunrise while the falls are totally shaded or mid-morning when the entire falls are illuminated. Here is a link to Google Maps that you might find helpful. Drive to the end of Forrest Drive and park when you see the “Gate Cottage.” It opens at 8am and there is a small admission fee (I think it was $2). This is a small, quiet campus and you will find plenty of signs directing you to the falls. My GPS tried to take me off-road when I typed in “Toccoa Falls.” Instead, use Toccoa Falls College in Toccoa, Georgia as your GPS destination. You will see a granite memorial inscribed with the victims names located on the trail Photo Tips: Gate Cottage: Park next to this this buildingįinding the falls was a bit of a challenge. The setting is certainly peaceful, but it was the site of tragedy in 1977 when a dam burst upstream of the falls sweeping 39 people to their deaths. It certainly wasn’t crowded, I saw only a few other folks during my Tuesday morning visit. After a brief five minute walk up a gravel path, I came upon the view you see above. Unlike Niagara or Yosemite, Toccoa doesn’t overwhelm you with grandeur, but its smaller scale makes it somehow more intimate and personal. Although not well known, I was surprised to learn that Toccoa is one of the larger falls east of the Mississippi with a drop of 186’ (57m). My first stop was Toccoa Falls which is on the grounds of a private university (Toccoa Falls College). Toccoa Falls Taccoa Falls…only 95 miles north of Atlanta! Oddly enough, although I’ve driven thru the area dozens of times, I had never stopped to explore it before. A fellow photographer had told me that there were neat waterfalls in the Georgia mountains only about an hour and a half from Atlanta, so the next morning I got in the car and headed north. In years past, I’d already hit metro Atlanta’s photo spots (the Zoo, Aquarium, Stone Mountain, Botanical Gardens, etc) and besides, I really wanted to get out of the city. Of course I’d brought my camera gear (Question: “How do you know when you are a photographer? Answer: When you travel with two large backpacks stuffed with photo gear and a single miniscule bag with the unimportant stuff (like medicine, clothes and toiletries!”)
#Waterfall pictures free#
Last week I had a conference in Atlanta and found myself with a free day afterwards.
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