West of the city, Hwy 53 West and Hwy 136 West run out past pasture and woods to the first ridges and Amicalola Falls State Park, 829 acres in the Chattahoochee National Forest. This is where Dawson County’s acreage is.
Acreage · Hwy 53 W and 136 W
West county toward Amicalola
Rural roads west of the city toward Amicalola Falls State Park: pasture, woods and the first ridges.
- Acreage
- Outdoors
- Amicalola Falls State Park covers 829 acres, and its 729-foot falls are the third-highest cascading falls east of the Mississippi.
- Qualifying farm or forest land can be assessed under a 10-year agricultural or conservation-use covenant.
Check first: Expect septic and often a private well. Ask for the septic record and test the well water before you close.
Land and acreage in Dawson CountyUtilities change out here
- Power is mostly Amicalola EMC, west of GA 400.
- West of the Amicalola River, the phone company is Nelson-Ball Ground Telephone.
- Expect septic. Every approved system has a record at the county Environmental Health office, and not every lot is suitable for one.
- Many homes have private wells. Georgia DPH recommends a bacteria test every year and a chemical screen every three years, and new wells must be drilled by a licensed contractor.
Land rules that matter before you buy
- Covenants. Farm and forest land can be assessed under a 10-year agricultural or conservation-use covenant. Ask whether a parcel is in one before you change how it is used.
- Creeks. The county requires a 50-foot undisturbed buffer along creeks, ponds and streams, 150 feet in watershed overlays.
- Building. New structures over 200 square feet, additions, pools and tall retaining walls need county permits.
- Zoning. Check the parcel’s district on the county zoning map.
- Flood. Search the address on FEMA’s flood maps.
From the Amicalola Falls visitor center, OpenStreetMap routing estimates about 28 minutes to the Dahlonega square and 66 to Alpharetta in free-flowing traffic.
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