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High Falls State Park, Jackson, GA

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Sports & Outdoors

High Falls State Park

A 1,050-acre Georgia state park near Jackson with a river waterfall, a fishing lake, camping, and ruins of an 1800s mill town.

76 High Falls Park Drive, Jackson, GA 30233 · Jackson, GA

About High Falls State Park

Set in Monroe County northwest of Macon, this state park centers on cascades along the Towaliga River and a 650-acre lake known for hybrid and white bass fishing. Visitors can rent boats, use ramps and fishing docks, hike riverside and hilly forest trails, and reach the remains of an old hydroelectric plant foundation. The land once held a busy early-1800s industrial town with mills and shops that declined after a railroad bypassed it. Overnight guests can stay in a campground or in lakeside yurts, and the park also works well as a stop for travelers passing along I-75.

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