Hightower Falls

Hightower Falls is a 100-acre outdoor event venue nestled in the Appalachian foothills of North Georgia, approximately one hour west of Atlanta. At its heart stands an 80-foot spring-fed waterfall alongside the ruins of a historic gristmill — a site with roots stretching back to 1845, when Elias Dorsey Hightower built a three-story stone mill that once ground wheat and corn for the surrounding region. The property survived the Civil War undisturbed and operated its mills into the 1930s before the Walls family acquired it in 1995 and opened it for private events. The venue spans 100 acres with 2.5 miles of hiking trails, 11 camping cabins, and multiple indoor and outdoor event spaces accommodating between 2 and 200 guests. Hightower Falls hosts weddings, elopements, photo shoots, showers, anniversaries, family reunions, celebrations of life, and corporate events. The property operates by reservation only and is not open to the public, keeping each event a genuinely private experience in an uncommon natural setting.