Lost Falls

Lost Falls: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Lost Falls

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Lost Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.49469, -85.63173. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lost Falls

• Desoto State Park · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~1 km · Must-see
• Fort Payne Main Street Historic District · fort · DeKalb · ~13 km · Must-see
• Little River Canyon National Preserve · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~13 km · Must-see
• Little River Falls · waterfall · DeKalb · ~14 km · Must-see
• Manitou Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~14 km · Must-see
• McLemore Cove · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~27 km · Must-see
• James H."Sloppy" Floyd State Park · park · Chattooga · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~36 km · Must-see
• Paradise Garden · church · Chattooga · ~36 km · Must-see
• Taylor Ridge · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~37 km · Must-see
• Petty John's Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ellison's Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain Project · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~43 km · Must-see
• Straight Gut Valley · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~46 km · Must-see
• Taylor Ridge · viewpoint · Walker · ~48 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Buck's Pocket State Park · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lost Falls

Other waterfalls near Lost Falls

• Little River Falls · waterfall · DeKalb · ~14 km · Must-see
• Noccalula Falls Park · waterfall · Etowah · ~78 km · Must-see
• Water Fall Cove · waterfall · East Tennessee · ~87 km · Must-see
• Denny Cove Falls · waterfall · Middle Tennessee · ~92 km · Must-see
• Allatoona Falls · waterfall · Cherokee · ~136 km · Must-see
• Laurel Falls · waterfall · DeKalb · ~1 km
• Azalea Cascade · waterfall · DeKalb · ~1 km
• Lodge Falls · waterfall · DeKalb · ~2 km
• Indian Falls · waterfall · DeKalb · ~2 km
• DeSoto Falls · waterfall · DeKalb · ~9 km

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