Panther Falls is an approximately 50-foot cascade on Joe Branch reached at about the 0.6-mile mark on the Angel Falls Trail from Lake Rabun Beach Campground in the Chattahoochee National Forest. It is the lower and more voluminous of the two paired falls on this trail.
Its 50 ft drop is taller than about 42% of the 775 waterfalls we track.
The falls are fed by Joe Branch. It lies in Rabun, Georgia. The site is on public land managed by Chattahoochee National Forest (USFS).
This is a moderate hike waterfall: a longer day hike, roughly one to several miles each way. Reaching it takes a moderate walk, so budget time and pack water before you set out. The walk to the main viewpoint runs about 2.3 miles round trip. The nearest town is Lakemont.
When to go: Spring (Mar-May). Flow usually peaks after snowmelt and heavy rain and tapers through late summer — a quick look at recent streamflow and the managing agency's conditions page can save a wasted trip.
