While only about 10 feet tall, Buffalo Springs Falls, located inside the Buffalo Springs Wildlife Management Area, is a peaceful waterfall with a clear creek that is perfect for cooling off. Buffalo Springs Wildlife Management area is located inside Grainger County in Rutledge, TN. While heading to Chattanooga, we decided to take a short detour… [Read More]
Glen Falls
Glen Falls, located on Lookout Mountain is just a couple miles outside of Chattanooga, TN. While this is a short trail, only half a mile from the parking lot to the falls, it does have elevation changes and can be rugged in a few parts. A lot of people say this trail is easy, however… [Read More]
Update Reopened Ahead of Schedule: US441/Newfound Gap Road in the Smoky Mountains Closed
Update: The National Park Service (NPS) reopened US 441/Newfound Gap Road on September 12, 18 days ahead of schedule! Late in the evening August 1, 2025, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park responded to numerous reports of a landslide and a road washout on Newfound Gap Road on the Tennessee side of the park between… [Read More]
Vickery Creek Falls/Dam
Vickery Creek Falls, also called Vickery Creek Dam or Roswell Mill Falls, is located inside Old Mill Park in the middle of downtown Roswell, Georgia. When you get to Old Mill Park, there is a large parking lot. After you walk through the main parking lot, you will see an overlook of the covered bridge…. [Read More]
Waterfall Park (Dalton, GA)
While heading down toward Florida we were looking for waterfalls to explore along the way. Looking on Google Maps, we found Waterfall Park in Dalton, Georgia. We had never heard of it so we decided to check it out. Since it was so close to the Interstate 75 exit for county road 52/Walnut Ave it… [Read More]
Cochran Mill Falls
Cochran Mill Falls, a 20 foot waterfall, is located at Cochran Mill Park and is the first of three waterfalls along Bear Creek. The waterfall is located right next to a metal bridge about 5 minutes after entering the park. Cochran Mills Park is located in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia, just 20 miles southwest of the… [Read More]