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Anna Ruby Falls: Curtis Creek is on the left and York Creek is on the right

Anna Ruby Falls is located near the Unicoi State Park in White County near Helen, Georgia. Unicoi State Park & Lodge is a 1050- Acre (425 km2) State park located immediately north-northeast of Helen Georgia in the White County is a County located in the northeast corner of the U Helen is a city located on the Chattahoochee River in White County in the north of the U The waterfall is accessible via a half mile (800 m) trail from a public use area with a small admittance charge. A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water often in the form of a Stream, flowing over an Erosion -resistant rock The Anna Ruby Falls Trail is designated a National Recreation Trail in Georgia. National Recreation Trail (NRT is a designation given to existing Trails that contribute to health conservation and recreation goals in the United States. ^[1]

Anna Ruby Falls is actually twin waterfalls created where two creeks join at the base of the falls and then flow into Unicoi Lake. A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water often in the form of a Stream, flowing over an Erosion -resistant rock Both creeks begin on Tray Mountain: Curtis Creek drops 153 feet (47 m) and York Creek drops 50 feet (15 m). Tray Mountain, with an Elevation of is the seventh-highest peak in Georgia. The falls are named after Anna Ruby Nichols.

Cascade below Anna Ruby Falls

The Anna Ruby Falls Scenic Area is a 1,600-acre (6 km²) area around Anna Ruby Falls and is part of the Chattahoochee National Forest. The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in northern Georgia is actually two National Forests the Oconee National Forest and Chattahoochee National Forest linked Anna Ruby Falls is one of four popular waterfalls located in the Forest near Helen, Georgia. Helen is a city located on the Chattahoochee River in White County in the north of the U Two of the other water falls, Dukes Creek Falls and Raven Cliff Falls, are also in White County, while the third waterfall, DeSoto Falls, is in neighboring Lumpkin County

Map showing location of waterfalls near Helen, Georgia

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^ Bartram Trail entry in National Recreation Trails Database

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Dukes Creek is the creek in White County Georgia on which gold was found in 1828. This article refers to Raven Cliff Falls in Georgia for the South Carolina falls see Raven Cliff Falls (South Carolina. The DeSoto Falls of Georgia are located in Lumpkin County Georgia along Frogtown Creek Lumpkin County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. The Waterfalls of northern Georgia, USA, are a prominent feature of the Geography of that region as well as a major focus of tourism and outdoor

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