Cohuttas - Along Mill Creek Rd. Recreational

Mill creek runs beside the road most of the way. It has many put in and takeout options. If you like steep gradient,ledges, and large waterfalls the first mile from Hickey Gap campground has it droping 350 ft. Driving from Hickey Gap back down to the takeout the creek will appear again at a pulloff large enough for 2 cars. This is a good put-in for the lower 2 miles with some III-IV creeking. The first takeout is at two drain tiles that flow under upper Rocky Flats ORV trail. The second takeout is where Rocky Flats trail crosses the stream. The first rapid from Hickey Gap put-in is "Ooh My Liver" noted for all the beer drank around this rapid, two slides finished by two small ledges. Continous boogie water will bring you to a bend to the left and a rock wall on river right. Get out on the right and walk down to "Hickey Gap Falls" a 45ft waterfall with a tricky entrance. The line appears to be center or left. After running two ledges below the falls get out on the right again and look at "Lower falls" a 10ft ledge into a very steep and long slide. The line is down the right. Know where these drops are cause at higher flows eddies become few and far between. These both should be portaged on the river right. After the Lower falls a few more rapids then the road will appear again. 1.5 miles from here you will enter "The Staircase" a long class IV that can be seen from the road. As with all small creeks, lots of wood and strainers in this one. Other runs nearby are: Holly Creek Conasauga Jacks Ocoee