A very unique and special, gated location within sight and sound of the iconic 50 ft tall Cane Creek Falls. A large screened porch w/dining table and comfortable seating area and other viewing areas will give you the sense of really being with nature. 50 ft from Cane Creek. Fireplace, WiFi, YouTube TV w/ Netflix and Prime Video, covered deck with porch swing. The basic needs for cooking. Hiking trails starting at the property line. The camp has security gates. 5 minutes from the town square.
The space
Our Waterfall Cottage is a 2BR/2BA vacation home within sight and sound of the iconic Cane Creek Falls. Large screened porch, wood-burning fireplace, WiFi and more on Cane Creek. It is located in the very unique and special location inside the several hundred acre Glisson Camp and Retreat Center. There is a small enclave of privately owned cottages, which are accessible at all times. Ours is the second one downstream of the falls. A large screened porch with dining table and comfortable seating area and other viewing areas will give you the sense of really being with nature as the cottage is about fifty feet from Cane Creek. Lots on either side are vacant and Falls Mountain is behind the cottage. It has two bedrooms, one with a king bed and one with a queen bed and two full baths, fireplace (operational October through March) & we supply Duraflame 3 hour logs (one per night), free WiFi, Smart TV with Amazon Fire TV Stick loaded with YouTube TV, Netflix and Prime Video, land-line phone with unlimited USA long distance (cell service is spotty), lower covered deck with porch swing. Breakfast is not provided, but we do provide coffee and all the basic needs for cooking. There are no dishwasher or laundry facilities. The second bedroom with a queen bed has private access to the second bathroom and the screened porch, and there is a door separating that area from the master bedroom, but access to the kitchen/living room is through the master bedroom; unless you go through the screened porch to the lower deck and up via the outside steps. We provide camp chairs for you to take to sit by the falls. We have a BBQ and provide charcoal. Cane Creek is a designated trout stream and is now open year-round, but you must have a valid Georgia license to fish. We use the Waterfall Cottage as our own get-away when not rented and thoroughly enjoy spending time there. There are hiking trails all around the camp and maps are located on signs at the welcome center and downstream of the cottage. The falls area is rich in history as a Native American gathering place with netting holes and petroglyphs etched in the rocks by the falls. It was also the site of a very early large water wheel electric generating plant. Much of the time you will find the cottage to be a very quiet and peaceful get-away. The camp does have retreats some weekends, but the main buildings and their cabins are not located near our cottage with the exception of the Program Center, which was designed after the gold mining structures of Dahlonega’s history. There are about 10 private cottages along the creek inside the 400 acre Methodist owned Camp Glisson Retreat Center.
In 2026 there are Youth Summer Camp sessions from May 24th through July 24th. The camp owns the falls, creek and hiking trails. We ask that guests give young campers their space while enjoying the outdoors during their outdoor activities Sunday afternoon through Friday morning during Summer Camp. Guests may use the immediate waterfall area when no summer campers are present, which happens several times a day and at meal times. Guests can see the falls from the cottage and especially the Adirondack chair seating area. The hiking trails are closed to guests during summer camp but there are many hiking trails in the area and many are to other waterfalls. There are no children in camp (only counselors) Friday afternoon through Sunday morning during summer camp and guests can use the immediate falls area during this entire period.
It is about 5 minutes from the Dahlonega Square.
Guest access
Guests have full use of the cottage.
Other things to note
Our Waterfall Cottage is located inside the Camp Glisson Retreat Center. There are about 10 private cottages along the creek. The cottage is located on the creek near the base of the falls. Lumpkin County business license #2313.
