Oceana Falls is a waterfall on Tallulah River in Rabun County, Georgia, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 50 feet. It lies about 9.7 miles south of Clayton and roughly 53.7 miles north of Athens as the crow flies.
At 50 feet it is taller than the typical Georgia waterfall of about 44.5 feet, ranking 31st of 80 with a recorded height.
The Blue Ridge is the highest part of the southern Appalachians, a range of forested peaks and coves with oak, hickory, tulip poplar and hemlock and spruce-fir on the summits, in one of the wettest climates in the East. Steep mountain streams drop over granite, gneiss and quartzite ledges, giving the region hundreds of waterfalls. Tallulah River carries 5 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 76 feet.
There are 91 recorded waterfalls in Rabun County. Calidonia Cascade, a 600-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Hurricane Falls, is under a mile away. Bridal Veil Falls, 17 feet high, is under a mile away.
Oceana Falls is located at 34.7378° N, 83.3880° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.