One Tank of GasText copyright Florida Division of Recreation and Parks from Falling Waters State Park.
Chipley:
Falling Waters State Park
Chipley: Falling Waters State Park
Huge trees and fern-covered sinkholes line Sink Hole Trail, the boardwalk that leads visitors to Florida's highest waterfall. Falling Waters Sink is a 100-foot deep, 20-foot wide cylindrical pit into which flows a small stream that drops 73 feet to the bottom of the sink. The waterfall is fed by a series of seepage springs which are completely dependent on seasonal rains. Under drought conditions, there will be very little water flowing over the falls.
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This is an example of an upland longleaf pine forest with wire grass ground cover. -
The outline of the waterfall is etched in the limestone. However, during a dry spell there is no water flowing over the falls. Bracken fern and mosses grow along the limestone walls of the sink hole. -
The texture of the limestone rock in the foreground contrasts with the pine log. -
An roots of a long-leaf pine tree resemble an octopus. -
The small stream leading to the falls is dependant on small sprngs and abundant rainfall. -
Walkways and fences surround the sinkhole area. -
The boardwalk leads the hiker through the uplands pine forest.
