Becky Branch Falls is a 45-foot steep cascade on Becky Branch in Rabun County, Georgia, in the Chattahoochee National Forest just outside the Warwoman Dell Recreation Area east of Clayton. The Bartram Trail passes right beside it, and a wooden footbridge crosses the stream at its base.
The falls
Becky Branch, a tributary of Warwoman Creek, spills down stair-stepped rock into a pool. A lidar estimate puts the drop at about 45 feet in a single steep cascade, though other accounts describe it as a multi-tier series of cascades of about 40 feet; older surveys listed 20 feet. The falls sit at roughly 2,080 feet of elevation.
Getting there
From Clayton, drive 2.8 miles east on Warwoman Road, then park on the left by the branch and walk about 200 yards up its right bank to the bridge; this direct path climbs steeply. The other approach follows the Bartram Trail north from Warwoman Dell for about a quarter mile, using switchbacks to ease the grade. The Becky Branch Falls Trail is a 0.6-mile loop, and a 1.4-mile round trip from Warwoman Dell takes in three waterfalls, rated easy to moderate, with free parking at the trailhead. The land is part of the Chattooga River Ranger District. In March 2025 a closure for the Big Ridge Fire included the Bartram Trail north of Warwoman Dell.
When to go
The falls are a year-round destination; the water is cold from late fall through winter.
On site
The wood-railed footbridge is the viewpoint. Both approaches have steep sections, with drop-offs along the switchbacks and parts of the Bartram Trail. Leashed dogs are allowed.
History and name
The origin of the name Becky Branch is unknown. Warwoman Dell is named for a revered Cherokee woman, and William Bartram passed through in 1775. In 1854 the Blue Ridge Railroad built a stone culvert here for a planned rail line that was abandoned during the Civil War, and a Civilian Conservation Corps camp later restored the logged-over valley.
Nearby
Warwoman Dell Falls is about 0.2 mile away. Martin Creek Falls, reached by continuing on the Bartram Trail, and Lower Martin Creek Falls are each about 0.6 mile away.
Distances are straight-line.