BUUUUUUR Lower Mill Creek


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Mill Creek Falls January 09

The partly frozen lower Mill Creek Falls just down from the Hicky Gap Campground

Waterfalls of the Cohuttas and surrounding area

There are many many named waterfalls in the area. The falls on Hickory Creek @ the Hicky Gap Campgound are probalby the easiest to access (I am not counting the cascades on Holly Creek). Emory Creek Falls (40ft guess) is an excellent waterfall that gets seldom visited, that can be accessed by walking up past all the trash and diapers on The Holly Creek Cascades(its about 1 1/2 mile walk or so with several fords). Panther Creek Falls(from the top is possiably the best view in the range. The hike to this one is difficult any way you cut it but worth the view from the top. From the bottom you access it via the Hickory Creek Trial to the Conasauga River Trail, then from the top Panther Creek Trail. Then lets just cut to the chase...... Jacks River Falls..... A beautiful multi tier waterfall, with deep pools and jumps etc - everything you could want in an isolated waterfall ...... This would be one of the most beautiful waterfalls you have ever seen if it was not for all the folks. On any given day here you may see (I can verify each of these sightings): coolers(styrofoam), A wedding party(complete with smashing champaigne bottles on rocks, plastic liquer bottles, bag chairs, whole 8 man tents (with no men), noodles/inner tubes/aligator floats, and lots of socks and underwear/swimwear. No kidding one nice day in the Winter (in Winter) counted 75 people there! (And you wonder why they closed Beach Bottom) Don't expect to be alone here but it is well worth the hike(unless you go thru the week), I still do it all the time. Beech Bottom Trail is definatly the easiest way to get to the falls, and there is a short cut if you know where it is. Now if you have got some balls and time to kill you can hike to the falls from the bottom. Via Jacks River Trial just past the iron bridge. Now if you do this make sure its is #1 summer time #2 a start time of no later than 9 a.m.
#3 you pack a lunch and snacks in waterproof containers (plus anything else you want to keep dry. #4 you like to be water logged ( you will cross the river somwhere in the neighborhood of 30-40 times. Aside form these there are probably 50 more what I would consider waterfalls. Some I will tell you where they are others you have to find on your own.

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12/28/09. I am currently in the process of buliding my site. So any info or input is welcome. But check back often as I will update and change the site as often as possible. And we are planning a trip in teh next week or so!