The Tallahala Creek runs down a narrow corridor of land, bounded on the west by the Okatoma Creek valley and on the east by Bogue Homa Creek. As a result, Tallahala has few notable tributaries and never gets a chance to grow. It is a very attractive stream with good fishing that is very rarely used by other paddlers or boaters. It is characterized by big woods, big cutovers, medium-sized sandbars, and lots of peace and quiet. It is too narrow and shallow to paddle until it reaches Highway 29 east of Ellisville and even then, logjams and shallows are quite burdensome. This stretch is quiet and pleasant and offers great scenery. Some unfortunate cutovers leave the banks empty for long stretches. However, when the cutovers end, the creek coasts between walls of big trees and high banks and in spring, flowering mountain laurels glow and a bounty of other gorgeous wildflowers bloom.